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49. Rubio - for these reasons

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 06:34 AM

Feb 2016

He'll do what he's told to do by the GOP insiders. If Trump does not finish his term (if elected, I think he'll be the first president to be successfully impeached and removed from office after he pisses off Congress) Rubio can step up to the big chair. If Trump decides not to run for a second term once he realizes how hard the job is, Rubio will be the logical next candidate, and now that he's had experience in a job that doesn't actually tax him the party will through its resources behind him. Even if Trump somehow manages to make it through two terms, Rubio will still be young enough to be a viable candidate in '24.

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So, who's going to be Trump's running mate? [View all] Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 OP

A woman Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #1

Nikki Haley is my guess .... etherealtruth Feb 2016 #3

That's my guess as well laundry_queen Feb 2016 #28

I actually started this with serious intent, but Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #32

I agree with laundry_queen Feb 2016 #33

Nonono she endorsed Rubio! flamingdem Feb 2016 #29

You beat me to it. nt stevenleser Feb 2016 #37

That'd be as insane as, say, Obama nominating a former primary opponent as his VP Bucky Feb 2016 #63

You're saying she'd switch horses? flamingdem Feb 2016 #65

He said some very flattering things about her before the endorsement. Bucky Feb 2016 #67

He's quite the strategist flamingdem Feb 2016 #68

Interesting point. Even if The Donald is a Hortensis Feb 2016 #74

Nope mercuryblues Feb 2016 #34

Sorry but no. She betrayed him and brings him nothing. DeltaLitProf Feb 2016 #44

Not likely. GoCubsGo Feb 2016 #54

you betcha! Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #5

Dumb and Dumberer '16! KamaAina Feb 2016 #58

or, perhaps Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #6

How could I have not thought of her: Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #40

no way Skittles Feb 2016 #70

Donald and I are going to SMOKE those losers! Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #2

His wife Melanoma jberryhill Feb 2016 #4

His ego n/t intrepidity Feb 2016 #7

this guy will nicely fit the bill: Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #8

Could it be this guy? hifiguy Feb 2016 #9

No but Sideshow Bob is an outside possibility..... Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #51

My guess Red Knight Feb 2016 #10

Pony Mind Bleach, PONY MIND BLEACH!!!! hifiguy Feb 2016 #13

she's MUCH more photogenic....be fair! Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #15

This thread has to hold the DU record hifiguy Feb 2016 #16

sweet dreams.... Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #25

OMG! hifiguy Feb 2016 #27

Has he already decided? Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #11

then again.... Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #12

What is the point of this? AngryAmish Feb 2016 #18

jesus....lighten up, Francis. Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #30

and don't forget--Obama doesn't love America. Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #14

Damn, I forgot about this guy hifiguy Feb 2016 #17

Dennis Rodman Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #19

the talks have already begun Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #23

Benghazi Boy? Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #20

+1 flamingdem Feb 2016 #31

Joe Scarborough PADemD Feb 2016 #21

That makes a lot of sense, so it won't happen Bucky Feb 2016 #66

Nobody. He will want to run alone. tavernier Feb 2016 #22

The process ends right HERE: Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #24

Orly Taitz madamesilverspurs Feb 2016 #26

Rubio craigmatic Feb 2016 #35

Ann Coulter!!!! Kilgore Feb 2016 #36

YOU TOO CAN FIND OUT WHO ON THE SPECIAL EDITION OF: POLITICAL APPRENTICE!!!! MohRokTah Feb 2016 #38

lol Lucinda Feb 2016 #48

There can be only one...his only worthy opponent: Orsino Feb 2016 #39

His ego will not allow a running mate. Saphire Feb 2016 #41

Scott Brown. He did the right thing, from Trump's viewpoint, when he endorsed the "rightful" StevieM Feb 2016 #42

I honestly don't think a conventional establishment Republican will run with Trump book_worm Feb 2016 #43

I disagree. Even being on a losing ticket would help the candidate's career. Jim Lane Feb 2016 #46

Since when has being a losing vice presidential nominee ever helped anyone? BlueStater Feb 2016 #56

I think it helped Palin Jim Lane Feb 2016 #59

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #45

his hair? rbrnmw Feb 2016 #47

Rubio - for these reasons Retrograde Feb 2016 #49

Trump does not need a running mate. bemildred Feb 2016 #50

some CIA asset. Too many to pick from. n/t librechik Feb 2016 #52

the one and only Angel Martin Feb 2016 #53

Puppymonkeybaby. moondust Feb 2016 #55

someone from the south - he needs to solidify those states DrDan Feb 2016 #57

I could see Trump actually not going with Latino and/or woman, wheniwasincongress Feb 2016 #60

Taylor Swift olddots Feb 2016 #61

He might TRY to nominate her, but I'll bet Kanye jumps up from the audience to stop it Bucky Feb 2016 #64

Rubio if he wins a majority of the delegates Yupster Feb 2016 #62

That would, actually, make sense. Although the Duck Dynasty guy would probably help more w/the base Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #69

Elisabeth Hasselbeck melman Feb 2016 #71

Colin Powell PaddyIrishman Feb 2016 #72

Tonald Drump. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #73