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"Donald Trump to Meet With Senator Joni Ernst, a Possible Running Mate

One person briefed on the process, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said that the campaign began vetting Ms. Ernst in recent days as a possible vice-presidential pick.

Jason Miller, Mr. Trump’s communications director, declined to comment. A spokesman for Ms. Ernst could not be reached.

Ms. Ernst is a retired National Guard lieutenant colonel and a veteran of the Iraq war. Her military background could help Mr. Trump given his lack of foreign policy experience or national security experience. The fact that she is a woman could also help Mr. Trump with a group of voters with whom he currently polls poorly.

It is unusual in recent history for a presumptive nominee of a major party to tease out the process for choosing a running mate in such a public way, but it is in reflective of Mr. Trump’s approach on his reality TV show, “The Apprentice.”

Earlier in the weekend, Mr. Trump met with Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, another potential vice-presidential candidate. The two met at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., where Mr. Trump is expected to meet with Ms. Ernst.

In another post on Twitter on Monday, Mr. Trump praised Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, another military veteran who some Republicans hope will be chosen by Mr. Trump."
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I'd be surprised if she agrees to run with him because I think she has too much integrity to associate herself with him like that. But we'll see. Don't really know her that well. She just seems to have integrity and nobody with integrity would run with that guy.

JohnStOnge wrote: I think she has too much integrity...

Don't really know her that well.

She just seems to have integrity...

Fact based JSO is off the rail and working on assumptions and innuendo.

Hillary is a lying sack of shyt, but JSO says she seems to be professional and experienced at foreign policy (a policy he disagrees with, but hey, experience is experience, right).

JSO is falling for a polished TV star...Hillary. Hillary's teleprompter speeches are all fake, but that's what JSO wants and believes.

Cluck U wrote:

JohnStOnge wrote: I think she has too much integrity...

Don't really know her that well.

She just seems to have integrity...

Fact based JSO is off the rail and working on assumptions and innuendo.

Hillary is a lying sack of shyt, but JSO says she seems to be professional and experienced at foreign policy (a policy he disagrees with, but hey, experience is experience, right).

JSO is falling for a polished TV star...Hillary. Hillary's teleprompter speeches are all fake, but that's what JSO wants and believes.

He is flailing like he's never flailed before....and that's saying something.

JohnStOnge wrote:I'd be surprised if she agrees to run with him because I think she has too much integrity to associate herself with him like that. But we'll see. Don't really know her that well. She just seems to have integrity and nobody with integrity would run with that guy.

You know nothing about her so you should just stop talking.

Her integrity has nothing to do with it. She's owned by the establishment and is a good little solider, doing what she is told. So if Trump would offer and the establishment would OK it she would accept. But he's not going to pick Joni. She has great paper credentials but that's it. Lt. Col., Iraq veteran, elected as a county official, state senator, and US senator. She's a very disciplined candidate and is very good at staying on message but other than that she's an empty suit. She's not ready for the VP slot. She likely would have lost the US senate election if her opponent hadn't been one of the worst candidates ever.

HI54UNI wrote:

JohnStOnge wrote:I'd be surprised if she agrees to run with him because I think she has too much integrity to associate herself with him like that. But we'll see. Don't really know her that well. She just seems to have integrity and nobody with integrity would run with that guy.

You know nothing about her so you should just stop talking.

Her integrity has nothing to do with it. She's owned by the establishment and is a good little solider, doing what she is told. So if Trump would offer and the establishment would OK it she would accept. But he's not going to pick Joni. She has great paper credentials but that's it. Lt. Col., Iraq veteran, elected as a county official, state senator, and US senator. She's a very disciplined candidate and is very good at staying on message but other than that she's an empty suit. She's not ready for the VP slot. She likely would have lost the US senate election if her opponent hadn't been one of the worst candidates ever.

Solid conk on positions and borderline teabagger. Not sure how that helps Trump in the general with independent voters.

And, like it or not, no woman my age who looks like this, and is the conk equivalent of Hillary when it comes to preachyness is going to help a campaign.

kalm wrote:

HI54UNI wrote:
You know nothing about her so you should just stop talking.

Her integrity has nothing to do with it. She's owned by the establishment and is a good little solider, doing what she is told. So if Trump would offer and the establishment would OK it she would accept. But he's not going to pick Joni. She has great paper credentials but that's it. Lt. Col., Iraq veteran, elected as a county official, state senator, and US senator. She's a very disciplined candidate and is very good at staying on message but other than that she's an empty suit. She's not ready for the VP slot. She likely would have lost the US senate election if her opponent hadn't been one of the worst candidates ever.

Solid conk on positions and borderline teabagger. Not sure how that helps Trump in the general with independent voters.

And, like it or not, no woman my age who looks like this, and is the conk equivalent of Hillary when it comes to preachyness is going to help a campaign.

If you want to pick a woman from Iowa pick Kim Reynolds, our Lt. Gov. At least she'd be good to look at for 4 years. Definitely got the MILF/librarian thing going.

Reynolds on the left, Ernst on the right.

HI54UNI wrote:

kalm wrote:


Solid conk on positions and borderline teabagger. Not sure how that helps Trump in the general with independent voters.

And, like it or not, no woman my age who looks like this, and is the conk equivalent of Hillary when it comes to preachyness is going to help a campaign.

If you want to pick a woman from Iowa pick Kim Reynolds, our Lt. Gov. At least she'd be good to look at for 4 years. Definitely got the MILF/librarian thing going.

Reynolds on the left, Ernst on the right.

She has my vote, Fiver!

Donald Trump is a complete embarrassment. He has already damaged the Republican brand for years to come. Nobody with integrity or even a desire to protect their own future is going to be associated with him in that way.

Actually shouldn't say HE has damaged the Republican brand. What's damaged the Republican brand is the fact that Republican primary voters nominated him. That has seriously damaged the credibility of the Party. It has given those who have stereotyped Republican voters as ignorant and hateful for years something to point to in order to validate their contention.

JohnStOnge wrote:Donald Trump is a complete embarrassment. He has already damaged the Republican brand for years to come. Nobody with integrity or even a desire to protect their own future is going to be associated with him in that way.

Actually shouldn't say HE has damaged the Republican brand. What's damaged the Republican brand is the fact that Republican primary voters nominated him. That has seriously damaged the credibility of the Party. It has given those who have stereotyped Republican voters as ignorant and hateful for years something to point to in order to validate their contention.

John, just shut your pie hole.

Ivytalk wrote:

JohnStOnge wrote:Donald Trump is a complete embarrassment. He has already damaged the Republican brand for years to come. Nobody with integrity or even a desire to protect their own future is going to be associated with him in that way.

Actually shouldn't say HE has damaged the Republican brand. What's damaged the Republican brand is the fact that Republican primary voters nominated him. That has seriously damaged the credibility of the Party. It has given those who have stereotyped Republican voters as ignorant and hateful for years something to point to in order to validate their contention.

John, just shut your pie hole.

It's true. And I think that, deep inside, you know it. The Republican electorate went completely off the rails this time. It is now very easy to demonize the Republican electorate because of what the Republican electorate has itself done in putting forth this guy as a nominee.

JohnStOnge wrote:

Ivytalk wrote:
John, just shut your pie hole.

It's true. And I think that, deep inside, you know it. The Republican electorate went completely off the rails this time. It is now very easy to demonize the Republican electorate because of what the Republican electorate has itself done in putting forth this guy as a nominee.

John, the Republican electorate was tired and mad at being taken for granted and many of them voted for Trump in response. The Republican elite/establishment created this situation by taking them for granted and are at least 50% responsible for the shitstorm that is Trump. When are you going to stop placing 100% of the blame on the electorate and assign some to these narcissistic azzholes?

I half expect someone to find someone with the last name "Card" just because it has a nice ring to it.

Pwns wrote:I half expect someone to find someone with the last name "Card" just because it has a nice ring to it.

There's always Dubya's old chief of staff, Andrew Card!

JohnStOnge wrote:

Ivytalk wrote:
John, just shut your pie hole.

It's true. And I think that, deep inside, you know it. The Republican electorate went completely off the rails this time. It is now very easy to demonize the Republican electorate because of what the Republican electorate has itself done in putting forth this guy as a nominee.

JSO...it is hilarious that you keep trumping on about how Republicans have damaged their image for years to come.

All the while, YOU have damaged your image...forever.

In your haste to attack Trump, you have willingly, and openly, decided that honesty (the very thing you say Trump is lacking) is to be thrown out the window and that the ends justify the means.

YOUR reputation won't survive this. At the very least, you previously tried to be on the side of logic and clear thinking. People may have disagreed with you, but you could fall back on your statistics and attempts to present facts and an honest conversation. That is no longer anywhere near the truth.

Your, "stop Trump at ANY cost" has devolved into the antics of people that are anything but honest and conservative.

There is no coming back from where you are now. You've proven yourself to be untrustworthy, completely the opposite of objective, and obsessive. Those are traits that you attribute to Trump.

Congratulations, you've become your own worst nightmare.

Cluck U wrote:There is no coming back from where you are now. You've proven yourself to be untrustworthy, completely the opposite of objective, and obsessive. Those are traits that you attribute to Trump.

Congratulations, you've become your own worst nightmare.

Pwns wrote:I half expect someone to find someone with the last name "Card" just because it has a nice ring to it.

I'm sorry. I think Michael Card is a bit too busy writing and producing music to take advantage of your half-hearted invitation at this time....

SuperHornet wrote:

Pwns wrote:I half expect someone to find someone with the last name "Card" just because it has a nice ring to it.

I'm sorry. I think Michael Card is a bit too busy writing and producing music to take advantage of your half-hearted invitation at this time....

Who the hell is Michael Card?

Ernst has withdrawn from consideration according to the news I heard at lunch.

John, the Republican electorate was tired and mad at being taken for granted and many of them voted for Trump in response. The Republican elite/establishment created this situation by taking them for granted and are at least 50% responsible for the shitstorm that is Trump. When are you going to stop placing 100% of the blame on the electorate and assign some to these narcissistic azzholes?

They could've picked at least three and probably more of the other Republican alternatives and blown Clinton out. Also would've had a chance to increase their strength in Congress. Instead, they picked a complete looney tune who at this point would have to be characterized as probably losing. And he'll probably harm the Congressional races.

Then if he DOES somehow win because Clinton is such a bad candidate they'll have put a nut job into the office.

JSO...it is hilarious that you keep trumping on about how Republicans have damaged their image for years to come.

All the while, YOU have damaged your image...forever.

In your haste to attack Trump, you have willingly, and openly, decided that honesty (the very thing you say Trump is lacking) is to be thrown out the window and that the ends justify the means.

YOUR reputation won't survive this. At the very least, you previously tried to be on the side of logic and clear thinking. People may have disagreed with you, but you could fall back on your statistics and attempts to present facts and an honest conversation. That is no longer anywhere near the truth.

Your, "stop Trump at ANY cost" has devolved into the antics of people that are anything but honest and conservative.

There is no coming back from where you are now. You've proven yourself to be untrustworthy, completely the opposite of objective, and obsessive. Those are traits that you attribute to Trump.

Trump is even less honest than Clinton is and I have repeatedly backed that up. Also provided a plenty of basis for concluding that he is mentally ill.

I'm fine. I'd rather be in my shoes than be somebody who has ruined their reputation by actually clearly and openly supporting Trump for President even BEFORE it became a matter of "it's either him or HIllary." The people that need to worry about their credibility are those that supported Trump during the Republican primaries. I obviously didn't do that.

JohnStOnge wrote:

JSO...it is hilarious that you keep trumping on about how Republicans have damaged their image for years to come.

All the while, YOU have damaged your image...forever.

In your haste to attack Trump, you have willingly, and openly, decided that honesty (the very thing you say Trump is lacking) is to be thrown out the window and that the ends justify the means.

YOUR reputation won't survive this. At the very least, you previously tried to be on the side of logic and clear thinking. People may have disagreed with you, but you could fall back on your statistics and attempts to present facts and an honest conversation. That is no longer anywhere near the truth.

Your, "stop Trump at ANY cost" has devolved into the antics of people that are anything but honest and conservative.

There is no coming back from where you are now. You've proven yourself to be untrustworthy, completely the opposite of objective, and obsessive. Those are traits that you attribute to Trump.

Trump is even less honest than Clinton is and I have repeatedly backed that up. Also provided a plenty of basis for concluding that he is mentally ill.

I'm fine. I'd rather be in my shoes than be somebody who has ruined their reputation by actually clearly and openly supporting Trump for President even BEFORE it became a matter of "it's either him or HIllary." The people that need to worry about their credibility are those that supported Trump during the Republican primaries. I obviously didn't do that.

And how many of Trumps lies have involved national security and people dying?

1. Clinton has proven herself to be a pathological liar. Just with the e-mails there are 3 huge huges that were told repeatedly. No classified e-mails were sent or received (major lie- there were hundreds) changed to no e-mails were marked classifed at the time (major lie- their were 110) to all my e-mails were turned over (major lie- there were thousands that weren't).
2. Clinton has shown herself to be a crook
3. Clinton has proved that she is incapable of handling classified e-mail, and in doing so has not only endangered national security and lives, but opened herself up to bribery.

And you're going to vote for her.

Ibanez wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:
I'm sorry. I think Michael Card is a bit too busy writing and producing music to take advantage of your half-hearted invitation at this time....

Who the hell is Michael Card?

Michael Card wrote the classic El Shaddai. I'm sure you know who made THAT song famous.

SuperHornet wrote:

Ibanez wrote: Who the hell is Michael Card?

Michael Card wrote the classic El Shaddai. I'm sure you know who made THAT song famous.

Someone who has a lot in common with Donald Trump!!

Both are adulters!

SuperHornet wrote:

Ibanez wrote: Who the hell is Michael Card?

Michael Card wrote the classic El Shaddai. I'm sure you know who made THAT song famous.

I still don't know what you're talking about. Truly...


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