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Ted Vetting Carly for Veep
Michael Warren of The Weekly Standard discovered today that Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign is vetting Carly Fiorina as a possible running mate.
According to a spokeswoman for Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO and one-time presidential candidate is being vetted by Cruz’s campaign.
“Normal stuff,” said Sarah Isgur Flores, who served as deputy campaign manager during Fiorina’s bid, when asked about the process. She added that Fiorina has met with members of the Cruz campaign and has given them financial disclosures and other documentation. Flores added that “no offers” have been made.
Several people have pondered if Cruz should announce his Veep pick in the midst of primary season to build momentum and help voters visualize what a Cruz administration would look like. Although she didn’t rack up delegates, Fiorina is a better communicator than Cruz and showed real talent in marrying jabs of the stilletto with a positive vision of the future. It also helped that she emphatically endorsed the Texas senator back in March while other presidential candidates continue to sit out the race.
All indications show that Tuesday’s primaries will go badly for Cruz. An announcement of Fiorina in the two-slot would be a public relations coup that would energize his voters in Indiana and California. It also might give a reluctant press a reason to talk about him instead of the orange-sheened frontrunner for a couple hours.
Do you think Fiorina is a good pick? If not, who would you recommend for Cruz’s running mate?
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Brent, there’s always Nostradamus:
I’m thinking Great Rock = Cleveland?
Of course, Nostie also wrote:
Seems plausible.
Bush?
Trump became obvious to me beginning after summer 2015. First comment on it in early January here, two weeks before Iowa. Then again here and here in mid January. It took me a few months after summer to accept it before posting publicly, I will admit.
Then went on record saying he was going to win it all here in early March with a full member post.
If I told you that I was positive that Hillary would be the nominee, no one would bat an eye. The idea that Cruz is going to jigger the delegate count to take it away from Trump is about as likely as Bernie convincing the super-delegates to jump ship and vote for him. If I were a Bernie supporter, I would also probably believe it was possible.
The media narrative is feeding the idea of a contested convention for self-interested reasons even when the practicalities of that occurring are insurmountable. Sure, its a prediction. Sure, its confident.
We are in live boy, dead girl levels of scandal needed to get off the Trump train. Trump is not a preference for me. This is an observation from someone who no longer thinks any of these candidates is a good choice.
Sure. Now. This will completely change once it’s a Dem v. GOP, woman v. man match-up. It will be day after nauseating day of MSM “historic election” tripe.
Agreed. What’s wrong with out-Trumping Trump in the battle for the news cycle?
I own an HP printer and can’t get too excited about Carly. PC Load Letter… if you know what I mean.
Sorry, BB, normally I’m with you but I think RFBF has it the best of all the other commentators here. If the Reps chose anyone else but the clear front runner during the nomination process, the GOP will hemorrhage voters. Conversely, if it rallies behind the front runner, it will wash over the Dems come November for having attracted so many new voters to the fold.
No worries.
I think at this point any forecasts with certainty are wild ass guesses and nothing more.
Yeah, exactly right. Once the pressure of making a decision becomes real, this argument will be made over and over and will overcome any doubts. Especially if the polling continues to look like this and this. The true blue Cruz supporters will dwindle as consensus is reached. People search for consensus, not strife, like water downhill. The narrative is already starting to change.
Wait a few days. See what the narrative looks like after the Northeast primaries. It’s changing radically in Trump’s favor as we discuss. That is why he is now going to make all friends with Megyn Kelly.
It’s really a brilliant media strategy. He is operating on a whole different plane.
He said fondle…and then he said balls.
Oh, and the Fed will emphasize the slow rate of planned increases, while noting that global risks to growth have diminished somewhat…leaving themselves room to raise or hold per their “data-dependent” approach.
I was hoping for Scott Walker, but Carly Fiorina is intense.
You predicted the Constitution doesn’t matter to the majority of voters (arguably true) and Trump wins Iowa.
Agree, and I commented similarly after watching him in Vermont.
This was a good post. I remember it. You did a nice job highlighting Trump’s ability to highlight problems, but you give him credit for solutions unwarranted.
Not certain.
You’ve written good analysis, but to date seen no objective predictions that have come to pass and your Iowa prediction was wrong.
It is a guess.
Unless I am missing something the article is that Carly is being vetted and Cruz’s campaign director is on record saying there are others.
Walker, et al could easily still be in consideration.
I knowyou understand the difference between analyzing a set of circumstances and events (not easy to do) and predicting the next series of events (much harder to do).
Those are very different events.
To date I’ve seen a lot of analysis, some very good, and hot air being passed off as time certain predictions without accountability or credibility.
We all are accountable for our opinions. Our reputation is always on the line. I’m with RFBF’s projections. In a few months we’ll get the verdict.
PS. I also predict Trump kills Clinton in November, if she survives the indictment that’s coming. Now Biden might be a different story…
Apparently we are not accountable. My challenge remains unanswered. Where are the predictions. Anyone can offer opinion of existing circumstances.
Your indictment thoughts are personally more interesting .
I didn’t make any predictions before. Now I am. Print out for future reference if you want.
I’m scared this is correct, but Cruz’s best case comes from going into Cleveland off a string of victories. He’s going to lose today, though we’ll see by how much. He’s banking on Indiana (May 5th) and Nebraska (May 10th), hoping for an upset or close second in West Virginia (May 10th). After that he’ll hope to win or see Kasich win in Oregon (May 17th) and Washington (May 24th). Then comes the last day (June 7)- he should do well in Montana and South Dakota, New Mexico’s a tossup, New Jersey’s a Trump win, and California’s the big prize.
His best shot is doing well in all the remaining contests, and having Carli with him is gonna help in California.
VP rumors and selection also get him into the news cycle, which he’s terrible at generally.
I know you’ve made no predictions. Your thinking is too precise for that foolishness.
Maybe we should spend more time figuring out Trump’s best choice for VP. Rubio? Cruz? Fiorina? Kasich (Ohio!)? Who should lead the party after the next four years? Who will bring victory in the Fall?
Triple H. Just go all in.
I’d be thrilled with Carly for veep.
And I was thrilled to cast my vote for Cruz just now in PA.
Caitlin Jenner. It’ll make all the right heads explode.
I’ve been in line for hours.
Every time someone steps up to the screen there’s a long quiet pause followed by an arm-flailing “SERIOUSLY!?”
Jon & all,
Too bad Carly never got a chance to go head to head in debate with Joe Biden. I think she would have taken the nasty little piece of work apart. Sweet Dreams.
Regards,
Jim
It ain’t over…
Of those, Kasich is the only one who I really picture accepting the offer.
So you don’t think President Trump would want to run for a second term? Why not?
I doubt it. did you seen the number he pulled on Ryan last time? Stuff just rolls off old Joe. He just steamrolls over any logic Republicans bring to bear and just gets all folksy, then changes subjects before you know it onto comfortable talking points. He’d have Fiorina fit to be tied, like trying to wrastle a greased pig.
Casey,
Really, really, scary.
Regards,
Jim
Nothing at all. It’s not the tactic I’m critical of it is the selection, Fiorina would be squandering his pick. If he is going to make a dramatic attention grabbing early VP announcement doing so with someone who will only excite political junkies just seems a wasted opportunity.