Trump announces his running mate.

[Sparko]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi...z&ocid=SL5KDHP

[seer]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi...z&ocid=SL5KDHP

I think Pence is a good choice.

[rogue06]

I think Pence is a good choice.

Of the supposed "Final Three" he appears to be the best choice.

[One Bad Pig]

Of the supposed "Final Three" he appears to be the best choice.

The roguish one with invisible squirrel friends is not wrong, this time.

[Sparko]

now if only we can reverse the roles between Trump and Pence....

[seer]

now if only we can reverse the roles between Trump and Pence....

You just leave The Donald alone!

[rogue06]

You just leave The Donald alone!

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[Cow Poke]

Of the supposed "Final Three" he appears to be the best choice.

How very Pensive of you!

[seer]

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Yeah, that's what I'm saying!

[rogue06]

How very Pensive of you!

I see that you're making another attempt at intentional humor again

[Sparko]

I see that you're making another attempt at intentional humor again

his joke Trumped yours.

[rogue06]

his joke Trumped yours.

Maybe I shoulda tried something other than you

[Starlight]

Things I'm seeing about this pick from news sources and commentators:
1) Most people upon hearing the pick, say "who on earth is Mike Pence?"
2) Trump apparently seems to have thought this pick would have people celebrating, and he was so underwhelmed by people's unenthusiastic response to the pick that he tried to back out of it at the last minute.
3) This pick is not likely to attract any new voters to Trump's cause, but it might scare a few moderates away from Trump because Pence is quite a conservative and religious theocrat, so any atheists and liberals and LGBT people that had thought to vote Trump might now be rethinking it.
4) People in Indiana are celebrating that this makes Pence ineligible for reelection as governor there, as even many Republicans in Indiana have disliked his extremism.

[Yttrium]

Things I'm seeing about this pick from news sources and commentators:
1) Most people upon hearing the pick, say "who on earth is Mike Pence?"

This is the Information Age. It's pretty easy to look him up. And CNN, for one, was quick to provide his background.

2) Trump apparently seems to have thought this pick would have people celebrating, and he was so underwhelmed by people's unenthusiastic response to the pick that he tried to back out of it at the last minute.

The target audience was the Republican conservatives, and they've been celebrating by and large. I'm not sure why he'd be underwhelmed, or where you're seeing signs of that.

3) This pick is not likely to attract any new voters to Trump's cause, but it might scare a few moderates away from Trump because Pence is quite a conservative and religious theocrat, so any atheists and liberals and LGBT people that had thought to vote Trump might now be rethinking it.

It might bring back some conservatives, who have been estranged by Trump's policies.

4) People in Indiana are celebrating that this makes Pence ineligible for reelection as governor there, as even many Republicans in Indiana have disliked his extremism.

You're overgeneralizing a bit. If he could get elected, then there are a great many people in Indiana who were happy with him.

[Tassman]

Things I'm seeing about this pick from news sources and commentators:
1) Most people upon hearing the pick, say "who on earth is Mike Pence?"
2) Trump apparently seems to have thought this pick would have people celebrating, and he was so underwhelmed by people's unenthusiastic response to the pick that he tried to back out of it at the last minute.
3) This pick is not likely to attract any new voters to Trump's cause, but it might scare a few moderates away from Trump because Pence is quite a conservative and religious theocrat, so any atheists and liberals and LGBT people that had thought to vote Trump might now be rethinking it.
4) People in Indiana are celebrating that this makes Pence ineligible for reelection as governor there, as even many Republicans in Indiana have disliked his extremism.

It's obviously aimed at the Evangelicals, he has all the required qualities: He doesn't believe in Evolution, he opposes funding Family Planning, he's anti abortion and sees homosexuality as an abomination to the Lord. His problem will be that in capturing the Evangelicals, he'll drive away everyone else. It's no wonder that even the insightless Trump had second thoughts.