It's a white middle-aged male social conservative from the midwest

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Looks like the past to me, this ticket doesn't look like America in 2016.

Media saying Trump has selected Indiana Governor Mike Pence to be his running mate.

[Dennis S]

Indiana was already in the can for Trump so that's not an advantage for picking Pence. He will shore up Trump among real conservatives.

[Ombligo]

The hope was pence would help pick up votes in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania...

"Pence, the new Quayle"

[Lemon Drop]

A lot of Republicans would probably like to see that ticket flipped.

Can't see Trump going for that, but stranger things have happened.

[SteveG]

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/polit.../86784810/
Since his early days in politics, Mike Pence has repeatedly described himself as "a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order."

As he enters the national spotlight as Donald Trump's running mate, Pence will bring a record as a congressman and governor that reflects that conviction. While he has more recently championed tax cuts and limited spending, he long has fought fiercely for religious rights, pro-life legislation and to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

In 12 years as a congressman representing Indiana, he was most known for his willingness to tackle social issues. Staunchly pro-life, he famously said he was willing to shut down the federal government in 2011 to defund Planned Parenthood, which conducts abortions among its health care services for women.
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In addition to fighting abortion, he opposes embryonic stem cell research, thinks marriage should be between one man and one woman and supported "don't ask, don't tell," the now dissolved government policy of banning openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the military.
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Pence was a leader in the Republican Study Committee, a group of socially and fiscally conservative House Republicans who push for non-defense spending cuts.
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"Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 2015"
Pence signed the RFRA bill on March 26, 2015, in a private ceremony that included evangelical supporters. In the following days, the national spotlight was fixed on Indiana.
Threats from major businesses and conventions to yank commerce from Indiana spurred Republicans to reconsider the law. By the middle of the week, AFSCME canceled an Indianapolis convention scheduled for October, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) had tentatively canceled their plans. And then-Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle blamed the religious freedom law for his decision to put the company's $40 million Indianapolis expansion on hold. Throughout the week, national celebrities and politicians piled on. Pence was lampooned extensively by late-night hosts after a disastrous appearance on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos.

On April 2, Pence signed a "fix" to the bill that exempted local communities that had protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. The discussion in Indiana has since shifted to whether the state should protect gender identity and sexual discrimination as a protected class. Pence opposes that, at this point, questioning whether that status can co-exist with religious freedom.

[$tevie]

Here's a question: who inside the GOP attempted to sandbag Gingrich:
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-...nald-trump
In the February speech, Gingrich said he had no idea what kind of president Trump might be. “I do not believe anybody including Trump can tell you what a Trump presidency would be like,” Gingrich said.

The recording of the speech was made available to ProPublica by the Center for Media and Democracy, a Madison, Wisconsin, group with the stated goal of exposing corporate influences on politics. The group said it obtained the recording from someone who attended the meeting.

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$tevie wrote:
Here's a question: who inside the GOP attempted to sandbag Gingrich:
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-...nald-trump
In the February speech, Gingrich said he had no idea what kind of president Trump might be. “I do not believe anybody including Trump can tell you what a Trump presidency would be like,” Gingrich said.

The recording of the speech was made available to ProPublica by the Center for Media and Democracy, a Madison, Wisconsin, group with the stated goal of exposing corporate influences on politics. The group said it obtained the recording from someone who attended the meeting.

Wow. A person with Trump's ego is not going to listen to that kinda talk. It's always interesting to get glimpses of what people in politics say when they think the cameras and mics aren't on.

Pence is a much stronger pick than Gingrich anyway; younger people would have said: who?

[RgrF]

Gingrich's flaws combined with Trump's own would have led to a comedic field day, he needed some sobriety and thinks this right wing yahoo will provide it. Pence will have no more positive impact than did Dan Quale. Trump's the star and every passing moment would seem to indicate he's caught up in that fantasy.

None of this matters until after Labor Day, in fact, we ought to limit all campaigns to after Labor Day. We ought to do a lot of things we don't, this is probably the least of them.

[sekker]

This is a classic 'leak' to confirm all is fine.

Trump still has 20 hours to change his mind...

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sekker wrote:
This is a classic 'leak' to confirm all is fine.

Trump still has 20 hours to change his mind...

So does Mike Pence, who may not have officially said yes yet but is under a lot of pressure now....