Gingrich, Flynn and Pence are all being paraded around on television as likely VP candidates. It's all just a ruse. As you probably know by now, Trump is unpredictable. Nobody knows what hes going to do next. Picking Gingrich, Flynn or Pence does nothing for Trump, because they're not a surprise anymore. It won't excite the media. Rand Paul on the other hand, nobody has heard about him for a while. Rand Paul is still on the final VP shortlist.
The Paulbots from 2012 are still here, and Johnson is now polling 12% as a libertarian. Trump is going to get that vote by making Rand Paul his VP, a guy who carries no dirt, has experience in politics and is very attractive to moderates or left-leaning candidates. People still remember his father from 2012.
Bernie will be attending the DNC Now think about what you just said
Landon Clark
2nd placer has enough pull to show up for their delegates though
Sebastian Gutierrez
>Trump is authoritarian
Kevin Sullivan
It's not supposed to be an argument, it's a statement of fact.
Evan Long
VPs don't have to agree on everything. In fact, historically there have been many Pres and Veeps that hated each other's guts and disagreed on a lot of issues. The VP doesn't hold real power, so he can't stymie the President's goals, however he can act as an intellectual moderator to the president, and that is what Trump needs.
Aaron Nelson
Makes some sort of sense The libertarian party is polling really well for a third party I heard, if he chooses a candidate who has a lot of associations with the more libertarian aspect of the republican party Trump could win over a lot of those voters who are currently thinking of supporting Gary Johnson
Grayson Hughes
Can't have a free market without a deportation task force.
Owen Edwards
Right but they're almost directly contradictory on national security issues.
Grayson Roberts
But it's not, it's horseshit you're pulling out of your ass.
Connor Price
Sorry but he's too short. "Short men don't even deserve to live" - Most Women
Alexander Price
Didn't he say he wouldn't be Trump's VP?
Benjamin Nelson
No, Trump is a strongman and a hardass. Paul values liberty very highly. It's contradictory.
Wyatt Sanders
He said he supports Trump and that the only reason he's not attending is to run his own campaign. I don't think it would make sense for him to get into another section of politics if he would be the VP pick. As much as I'd for it to happen, it won't.
Are you autistic? I'm not making an argument, just stating reality.
Nathaniel Wilson
>calls me autistic >thinks his hot opinions are objective fact
Zachary Long
Trump is a a nationalist who is authoritarian when it comes to foreigners and their influence. It's arguable whether there is anything wrong with that, though.
Christopher Bell
>Trump is authoritarian
t.pseudo intellectual
Carter Cooper
Bob Corker, Joni Ernst, Tom Cotton and Jeff Sessions are still in the running why is everyone on this Flynn/Paul bandwagon.
Jose Stewart
Okay, you are right about him being authoritarian IMO, but now you are just trolling.
Benjamin Diaz
I'm sick of defending common sense on Sup Forums. Do I need to provide evidence that a wolf is more aggressive than a golden retriever? No, because it's obvious and a given. Rand cares much more about liberty than Trump does. Trump would pick being a hardass over facilitating freedom in many circumstances.
No man, some of these things really are obvious enough to state as fat.
John Martin
>immigration laws and borders are authoritarian
Henry Jackson
God that'd be awesome
Grayson Cooper
It would certainly have shock value and appeal, but Paul's views don't match well with Trump's and he is also a lazy campaigner.
Connor Reed
...
Xavier Wood
You still aren't justifying your use of "authoritarian". Nice goalpost shift though, is an authoritarian to you anybody more statist than Ayn Rand?
Jonathan Flores
Despite their views being entirely opposite on many key issues?
Trump wants much more government intervention than most Republicans, and somehow you think Rand a.k.a. Freedom Crusader would like to be his VP? Trump is the least libertarian GOP nominee in decades.
Do you people not follow politics at all? Rand hates Trump.
What a joke.
Nicholas Campbell
Authoritarian in the context of the United States. He is a hard ass who would not shy from shooting protesters.
Brody Mitchell
Rand for VP, Flynn for Secretary of Defense, Gingrich for the nuthouse
Julian Ward
>He is a hard ass who would not shy from shooting protesters. Now you're just fucking with us.
Angel Cruz
>trump is not authoritarian
Colton Ramirez
No I legitimately think that Trump would be fine with blowing the brains out of protest leaders to scatter a crowd.
Leo Garcia
I was for Based Rand as the VP choice until I learned that he isn't going to the convention. Unless Trump says something along the lines of "the VP announced by Friday will not be able to attend the convention" or Rand makes a "surprise" appearance, I don't think he'll be the VP pick.
This makes me sad
Jaxson Rogers
Ron Paul needs to be the Secretary of State and I would prefer that Rand stays in the Senate. I certainly wouldn't oppose Rand being the VP,but I don't think it's likely.
Austin Nguyen
"We're losing a lot of people because of the Internet. We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people. We have a lot of foolish people." - Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump has already expressed plans to ignore the 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, 5th Amendment and 14th Amendment of our Constitution.
How to make it a surprise. The bigger the surprise, bigger the coverage.
Justin Turner
Rand Paul has no chance.
Only a Gingrich-Trump team can Make America Great Again!
Henry Bell
Thank you for correcting the record
Jose Martinez
see Learn your history.
Jacob King
KEK BE KIND
DELIVER US A TRUMP/PAUL PRESIDENCY
Isaiah Bailey
>I'm not a leaf
Dylan Sanchez
This seems logical to me. Paul is valuable in his current seat. So is Gowdy, though. I think he might be the greatest AG though, so I guess it depends on how valuable at current post vs value at new post.
Hudson Garcia
>I think >This is fact You see why people think you're stupid now?? Glad we had this talk.
Mason Carter
Different user here, but If trump actually said that shit, it will affect my odds of voting for him.
Jaxon Lee
Hey Hills, how's it going?? Huma keeping you happy, these days??
Andrew Anderson
That will make my day
Brandon Gutierrez
Allen West is interesting, though. Military background and He def has the ear of the non-BLM black voter base.
Jacob Gomez
authoritarian: see obama administration
Josiah Johnson
TRUMP/PAUL WILL TRUMP ALL TRUMP/PAUL WILL BUILD THE WALL
Samuel Brooks
Trump really said that shit word for word. Haven't heard about it till now. What did he mean by this? Seriously memes aside what did he mean by this? I'm certainly no longer supporting him if he honestly wants to cut off free speech on the internet. There is a video of him saying it on this link theverge.com/2015/12/7/9869308/donald-trump-close-up-the-internet-bill-gates
As the article says he is either legit has no idea how the internet works, or he isn't the candidate I thought he was.
Jeremiah Wilson
explain how
tip: you can't. they agree on foreign policy 9 times out of 10. they both say verbatim almost the exact same shit about intervention in syria
Joseph Barnes
This would be a great surprise that would be talked about in politics for decades, but I don't know if that's actually going to happen.
Also how do we know Paul is still on the VP shortlist?
Hudson Parker
>No I legitimately think
That is where facts end and opinion begins. Now fuck off.
Wyatt Adams
What did he mean by this?
Daniel Wright
source desu
Jaxson Rogers
>hurr durr sometime da veep is different
The ticket choice is often meant to bring voting blocs together between two candidates who have pull among different groups but can run on a likeminded platform.
McCain and Palin Kennedy and LBJ
Rand Paul is too principled to ever consider working with a candidate like Trump, who is on the opposite end of the authoritarian/libertarian spectrum. Rand Paul as of now refuses to even attend the RNC.
You haven't been following Rand Paul at all, or Trump for that matter if you think their differences can be reconciled by simply striking a deal to put him on the ticket.
Randlet confirmed for VP. Get your meme magic on mates, we're doing this shit!
Xavier Morgan
Kek wills it.
Adrian Lewis
Can you boys imagine Trump/Paul 2016? I don't think I could possibly ever be more excited about politics in my entire life.
I will literally start screaming and jumping up and down like a 7 year old if this was announced
Robert Collins
Trump meant closing off people in the middle east from accessing our internet if possible to prevent isis propaganda
not actually effecting americans, dont remember where the clarification was.
Anthony Walker
Thank you lord Kek. I am truly not worthy of such a blessing.
Praise him.
John Sanchez
>1 post by this ID
Ayden Bennett
Why rand paul?
Because it's 2016 and black lives matter
Brody Stewart
Yea I have been searching far, and why for an answer to this. I was actually really worried for a bit. Here is where Trump clarifies it. youtube.com/watch?v=-UKsg0sfEUM I mean he is obviously completely oblivious to how the internet actually works, but he's not a geek by any means so I can give him a pass on that one.
Parker Long
wide*
Jonathan Green
The only people really worth supporting this election are Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, regardless as to whether they have a shot at 15%...
Dylan Anderson
Do you not see how this would not only win over the independents, but black people?
Jayden Sanders
If he becomes VP, I'd go out and actually vote for Trump.
But that will NEVER happen. Sorry.
Brayden Davis
Splain
Gabriel Diaz
Oh shit!
Brody Taylor
If that image is real, it means Trump hung up a picture of Ron and Rand for some reason. Unless he thought it was funny and just posted it up to laugh at, Trump may well look at Rand in his cabinet or VP.
Connor Robinson
>win over black people.
doubtful. blacks fear what donald trump represents so they're galvanized to support hillary.
Justin Jones
LET IT BE
Jonathan Brooks
It's not Rand or Ron in that picture. Guy on left doesnt even have curly hair.
