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2016 Postmortem

cali

(114,904 posts) Thu May 26, 2016, 12:59 PM May 2016

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Trump's campaign chairman says he'll pick a white man to be his running mate

That's good news for Clinton, I think.

Donald Trump Unlikely to Pick a Woman or Minority as VP Running Mate, Campaign Chairman Says
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-pick-woman-minority-vp-running-mate/story?id=39395187

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Trump's campaign chairman says he'll pick a white man to be his running mate (Original Post) cali May 2016 OP

It would be seen as pandering only ShrimpPoboy May 2016 #1

So he is specifically wanting a white man only? fun n serious May 2016 #2

So lets never have a woman VP or POC fun n serious May 2016 #3

Republicans always play identity politics scscholar May 2016 #4

ShrimpPoboy

(301 posts)

1. It would be seen as pandering only

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:04 PM

May 2016

If he picks someone unqualified. A la Sarah Palin.

To close the door as a possibility regardless of merit is disgusting. But par for the course.

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)

2. So he is specifically wanting a white man only?

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:08 PM

May 2016

Wow!

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)

3. So lets never have a woman VP or POC

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:09 PM

May 2016

It may appear pandering?

scscholar

(2,902 posts)

4. Republicans always play identity politics

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:13 PM

May 2016

What your are is more important than who you are.

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