Trump needs the RNC's organizational support. Unlike conventional candidates who have a background and working relationships with other politicians, Trump doesn't have the ability to create a national campaign on his own. The RNC has agreed to fill out the national ground campaign if Trump agrees to raise money for them. Until now the RNC has been half-assing it.
With Pence as VP, the RNC now has an incentive to see Trump win. Pence is young enough to actually run for President later on, he'll be set up perfectly for 2020 if Trump loses or for 2024 if Trump wins. The RNC will now start fleshing out the battle ground state teams and get the ball rolling.
Hell, if they don't get along with Trump they can always run Pence as a primary challenger in 2020. Just have Pence pick a battle to make it seem like there are big enough ideological differences between the two and then spam the airwaves with "racist" things the sitting President of the United States has said.
> His family refused to support Christie
Arguably Christie is an even better VP choice for the RNC than Pence is (he's more talented, he's a northerner so he has deeper fundraising ability, deep establishment ties). Christie also gets along really well with Trump and Trump believes in him. However. Christie has a nasty history with Ivanka's husband's father. Christie prosecuted him and went over the top in slandering the family name. Ivanka refused to work for the campaign if Christie was named VP (same as she did when Manafort gave his ultimatum to leave).
Otherwise, Christie would be the next Vice President.
Grayson Jackson
Pence is fine. We all just wanted someone more high energy and outwardly based. It's a safe choice all things considered.
Logan Martinez
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Luis Torres
Fighting crime, trying to save the world, Here he come just in time, president Donald J Trump
Owen Sanchez
watched some pence interviews he seems like a pretty solid pick after all
David Smith
What does ivanka even do for the campaign herself? She doesn't write any speeches, rarely gives any speeches and never acts as a surrogate like Eric or don jr.
Leo Smith
THIS THOUGHTFUL PENCE PEPE IS NOW CALLED
"PENCE MAKES SENSE"
PLEASE ONLY USE IT WHEN MAKING SENSIBLE POINTS
THANK YOU AND JUST REMEMBER
>TRUMP MAKES DOLLARS >PENCE MAKES SENSE
Aiden Wilson
Can't get to 270 if you alienate the social cons. There was probably a better choice out there but of the 4 contenders he made the most political sense.
Camden Jackson
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Luis Fisher
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Oliver Myers
Pence will alienate the swing/Ind. Voters Trump needed in the general election.
GOP sabotaged him.
Elijah Smith
So I guess they were blowing their load before they clocked out? Pretty quiet now.
William Sanchez
I think the whole purpose of Ivanka is to try and get MUH PUSSY voters.
Christopher Harris
You spoke too soon. kek
Cameron Ward
>VP alienates independent voters, not the actual candidate
Cast-iron logic.
Thomas Gutierrez
Maybe. Maybe not. I'm sure they ran the numbers on it.
James Gonzalez
Wow I hate Trump now!
Julian Lewis
You fuckers need to really work on your Pence Defence.
YOU SOUND LIKE GODDAMN REDDIT BERNOUTS WHEN YOU BLINDLY SHILL FOR PENCE WITH SHIT ARGUMENTS
HE IS OBJECTIVELY A TERRIBLE SELLOUT VP PICK DONE IN ORDER TO GET THE BACKING OF THE GOP
TRUMP RUNS ON TRANSPARENCY
YOU START TO BREAK THAT AND YOU DO MORE DAMAGE THAN JUST ADMITTING THAT PENCE IS
FUCKING
HORRIBLE
Connor Gomez
Base Turnout > Wishy-Washy Independents
America is more polarized than ever. This isn't the 2008 or even 2012 election.
Dominic Rodriguez
What time is it in America? is it lunch or something?
All the shill's dissapeared.
Brody Edwards
Nothing except meddle in the campaign affairs from what ive seen
Robert Bailey
5:41am in the middle of nowhere where I live.
Cameron Taylor
>Voters Trump needed in the general election Those voters are going to come to terms soon enough when they see the first debate, which will be after a few more months of Trump hammering home the fact how corruptible and evil that woman actually is.
Obvious choice will be obvious. Relax.
Parker Richardson
I feel like realistically it was a reaction to the shitty numbers out of north carolina and virginia
But let's not forget that back when Indiana was the "firewall", Pence endorsed Cruz but it was a very tepid endorsement and almost a stealth-praising of Trump. Surely some of you remember that.
Indiana was the state that really delivered the final blow for Trump, so I can see him rewarding loyalty here
Watch how Trump's % goes up with registered republicans in the next 2-3 weeks.
Matthew Barnes
See
Jordan Watson
So Christie got jewed. Welp.
Justin James
Women are pathetic leaders, Trump is stupid to let her influence things.
Liam Price
Is Pence even as *tough* as most of the other candidates that were running? He seems pretty Kasich-y
Nolan King
Yes, because there are scores of MUH JEEBUS voters in Virginia and North Carolina that were alienated and were definitely staying home instead of going to the polls to vote against Hillary who is literally the daughter of Satan.
Cooper Young
We have multiple timezones
East Coast (New York/Atlanta/DC/Florida): it's 5:43AM Central (Detroit/Texas):4:43am
Elijah Smith
Pence doesn't only appeal to evangelicals
He's a very safe across-the-board pick
Caleb Wood
Yes. He always mentioned that >I beat Cruz badly in his firewall, it was supposed to be his firewall of Indiana >lyin Ted, lyin Ted >no no, we beat him, he is no longer lyin Ted. He even got the governors endorsement, but it really wasn't much of one. It almost sounded like he was endorsing me!
Oliver Turner
4 irrefutable points: 1 - He's not that bad 2 - He agrees with Trump on most of the fundamental issues 3 - He's just the VP 4 - Hillary and her VP will always be worse
Wyatt Long
He's safe in terms of Republican circles but I don't think he helps Trump win independents which is the largest voting bloc. Of course, no one votes against a candidate based on their veep so perhaps it doesn't matter.
Jack Bell
Do you have any idea how much moderates and leftists hate the establishment and especially hillary Clinton?
THEY WILL VOTE FOR TRUMP PURELY FOR A FUCKING MEME VP
PENCE IS ANTI MEME
HES A SHIT ESTABLISHMENT KEKSERVATIVE GLOBALIST
Grayson Hughes
>2 - He agrees with Trump on most of the fundamental issues Except for hating Muslims but I'm sure Mr. Manafort can...persuade him.
> mfw "pence make sense" is the new "can't stump the trump" and is RT but the emperor himself
Josiah Harris
Safety is what we need right now. Trump's offense and defense have almost always been top notch.
Owen Phillips
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David Nguyen
he kicked syrian refugees out of his state.
Chase Lewis
>hes just the VP You realize Trump has had 2 assassination attempts BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION HAS EVEN STARTED
Jaxon Sanchez
>I feel like realistically it was a reaction to the shitty numbers out of north carolina and virginia
VA is a blue state, Trump should abandon it. NOVA has grown as the federal government has and its very blue.
North Carolina maybe I don't know much about them.
I see this more as getting Iowa/Kansas/Utah on board 100%. Indiana too but they already were more or less.
Ryder Miller
My guess is that Trump figured he can get the independents himself, since he already was
Remember he was tied with Hillary in the latest Rasmussen poll
And that's with only 75% of Republican support
If Pence brings in even just 5% more reluctant republicans then that's a lot, and he's already doing it. Did you see Hannity? Savage likes Pence too. Most conservative hubs are agreeing he's not the worst, not exciting, kind of tolerable.
Pence is doing no harm, and that's the best thing that could have happened.
Joseph Jones
Dont even make me post pence shit
Owen Stewart
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Easton Moore
That badge is fuckin' awesome.
Robert Wright
Pence is like cold steel
Luis Baker
Michael Savage coined "Pence Makes Sense" on his radio show on the 14th
I'm surprised it's not already a meme
I like Mike Pence Makes Sense
There's a lot of good material with this guy even if he is kind of milquetoast
Nathan Ward
Thats called pandering to your local base when you dont apply that character trait to your policy for the whole nation. If they go to any state they can just drive to another
Pandering +1 MAGA -1
Nicholas Edwards
So they'll kill both trump and his magic "assassination insurance" vp, cuck Ryan is president then.
Liam Wilson
Did you even watch the Hannity interview? At least hear what he's saying in interviews TODAY instead of twitter posts from last year.
Adam Torres
>posts from not even the current year.
Jack Long
> Watch how Trump's % goes up with registered republicans in the next 2-3 weeks.
This. Trump was polling under 80% on some polls among republicans while Hillary was polling over 90 among democrats, the biggest reason for the Clinton +5 or +6 polls.
Closing that gap, even if he loses some independents, will put him ahead in the polls.
It is interesting to watch normiebook accounts these days. Republican soccer moms and grannies are starting to board the trump train in great part she to the vp choice.
Robert Hill
No, demographics are real. Independent voters choose elections for a reason it's not just a theory - the voters are already aligned - Trump won't change that, and the numbers are a few % points on Dems side in swing states. Those few % Trump has to find by appealing to undecided/Ind/"swing" voters.
Why do you think they're called swing voters in swing states - idiot.
Trump just played a big card the wrong way. It will hurt him, the only questions are 1. Why? Who made him do it? And 2. Can he overcome it anyway?
Charles Moore
> VP Analysis > Starts with Electoral College map
VP's don't win or lose individual states. That's not how it works.
Jackson Martin
>implying you can kill Jim Webb Jim Webb is literally deadlier than most assassins in the world.
Nobody's making you, we've all seen it. It doesn't help now that the decision has been made. Fuck off to Reddit if you don't want to support trump/pence.
Hudson Lewis
>actually kicks syrian refugees out of his state
>HURR THIS DOESNT COUNT THIS IS PANDERING
please leave shill.
Ethan Moore
why the hell does wolf blitzer keep getting Katrina on his show? she just tears his ass apart every time and he takes it with that straight jew face. the kike probably enjoys the verbal abuse and blows to his dignity
Joseph Parker
TRUMP SUPPORTS JEWS AND ISRAEL AND YOU STILL SUPPORT HIM!
Adam Morgan
The Pence video Is literally the first thing in the OP.
Leo Barnes
and obviously a bunch of dumb niggers didn't watch it
Adam Allen
woah wait, Hillary is anti-Jew?
Isaiah Cook
Wouldn't you want to verbally abused by a qt like Katrina?
Nicholas Murphy
Trump last I heard had ~75% of Republican Support
Romney in 2012 had 93%
If picking Pence gets him up to anywhere near Romney levels - let's be modest and say 85% - he wins the election immediately
As long as he can keep a hold on the people he already has Which every poll shows he does The few people who would abandon him over his VP pick at this point are worth losing to gain that 10-15% of reluctant republicans
Brandon Price
She's a great brander from a different generation. Trump trusts her instincts on things he has blind spots for.
Other than that though, Trump is an intense family man. That can't be discounted. Would you make someone your right hand man if they had ruined the life of your son in law?
Jeremiah Turner
A lot of people didn't watch it and they should before the main stream media airs all his dirty laundry.
Chase Torres
What's wrong with Jews?
Kayden Long
I will watch the conference
Its today at 11 right?
Elijah Sullivan
Trump's family keeps fucking with his campaign for personal reasons.
Daniel Evans
That or Christ Christie was going to be the next Attorney General. I mean that would be the best place for him not to mention just the potential historic action he could take in that position would be the fucking ultimate boost for his career.
There is no way when Trump wins he won't try to lynch Hillary on her emails
Jayden Brown
You want juice, awoo?
Carson Collins
Yeah, a lot of anons seem to completely skip the OP then later ask about things that are in the OP. Or spout off shit that's been talked about in the OP already It disappoints me a bit because updating the OP is what i put most of my effort when making threads. Eh, Oh well.
Gavin Clark
11 EST i think.
Matthew Reyes
>does it for free >complains
Sebastian Bailey
I am not hating on pence for the few cherry picked reasons he is good (oooo hes a solid career cuckservative politician, he better be able to act right in front of a camera and say good words).
It's just all the big stuff that matters like staying anti-establishment. Nothing can stop a JFK except a VP pretty much
Caleb White
Shill from a different country. They get party V& for saying shit like that there now. There's more to the internet than FB and twitter, kids.
Justin Martinez
GLASS OF JUICE AWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Luis Kelly
She's also admittedly his favorite kid, and if you've seen any of her real-estate sermons (they're on youtube) she's actually brilliant. She's much smarter than Trump himself, and I think he realizes that. He's grooming Ivanka for great things.
>Last night military coup >Turks start going to ATMs trying to get out money and start going to the stores to get basic food and try to get as much as possible >this guy buys Fanta
What did he mean by this?
Would Trump allow this?
Ethan Reyes
was there a question time last night? if so, link?
Dominic Smith
(((Pure coincidence)))
Xavier Lewis
not complaining, just remarking m8. It doesn't really mean shit. Calm down.
Landon King
Was more keen on Flynn, but on closer inspection and reading the thoughtful insights provided by the anons here, Pence is looking pretty good.
He's definitely the Manafort pick, the guy to reassure shaky Republican mainstay voters that may have been put off by Trump's bombast that there's a steady hand on the keel - but he also has a proven track record of getting the results Trump needs in his state.
Trump is a businessman: at the end of the day, he'll hire the man best qualified for the job. He doesn't want someone controversial or too arrogant for his own good (Newt), or someone who can't hold his own in a debate and won't be useful navigating the Washington labyrinth (Flynn).
Pence successfully accomplished what Trump wants to do on a smaller scale, so he's the best fit. Is he the most exciting? Not really. Is he perfect? No. Does he look suspiciously like Wojak? Yes.
But he knows how to get results, and that's all that matters. Though some of you are disappointed I'm sure, nobody ever won an election by being a diehard purist. Remember that.
Samuel Hernandez
Bullshit. Charles Kushner broke the law and got caught. How is that anyone's fault other than himself?
I sincerely hope Trump didn't make the choice with this involved.
Robert Turner
>Lol yous support a canidate who is backed by none faggot Jews What you want me to support. Hillary because, if so that is fucking retarded.
Tyler Murphy
She isn't smarter then Trump.
Jack Howard
Also, that filename. Are you even trying?
Charles Morgan
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Brandon Stewart
>Was more keen on Flynn
Pro-choice VP sinks your ticket. He's not even dismissively pro-choice he's full on its a women's right.
Jason Reed
Ivanka is a gem. People love her all around, even Trump haters. With a successful Donald Trump presidency, she could honestly be the first female president some day. Seriously.
Benjamin Rogers
I should have said she's a better speaker, but maybe that isn't true either
She's still really good
Sebastian Nguyen
I think the biggest problem is that Trump has set the bar so high
You cant blow your load prematurely if that's your revolution. We were all counting on Trump to do the impossible and save the world from globalism and hes already selling out before the general election even starts
