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Its a time-honored tradition for politicians to deny any interest in the vice presidency. But this year, with the possibility of Donald J. Trump as the Republican nominee, they really mean it.
Never, said Chris Schrimpf, a spokesman for Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, who is still running against Mr. Trump. No chance.
Hahahahahahahahaha, wrote Sally Bradshaw, a senior adviser to Jeb Bush, when asked if he would consider it.
Scott Walker has a visceral negative reaction to Trumps character, said Ed Goeas, a longtime adviser to the Wisconsin governor.
Or, as Senator Lindsey Graham put it, Thats like buying a ticket on the Titanic.
A remarkable range of leading Republicans, including Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, have been emphatic publicly or with their advisers and allies that they do not want to be considered as Mr. Trumps running mate. The recoiling amounts to a rare rebuke for a front-runner: Politicians usually signal that they are not interested politely through back channels, or submit to the selection process, if only to burnish their national profiles.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/us/politics/donald-trump-vice-president.html?_r=0
book_worm
(15,951 posts)Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, as well as Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama and the retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, said in interviews that they would consider joining the ticket if Mr. Trump offered. Two governors, Chris Christie of New Jersey and Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, have also told allies that they were open to being Mr. Trumps running mate.
If a potential president says I need you, it would be very hard for a patriotic citizen to say no, Mr. Gingrich said. People can criticize a nominee, but ultimately there are very few examples of people turning down the vice presidency.
RandySF
(58,758 posts)That Trump is a sure winner against Hillary.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)It'd be the ultimate insurance policy.