Trump’s VP will be an unknown candidate
First consideration: Who is qualified to slip into the office of president? Stefanik? Lake? Greene? Yikes. Second: No one like that will be considered because they would hog the spotlight from Trump. Never happen. It will not be a woman, no matter what he says, because he is anti-women (proven by abuse.) It will be someone no one knows, chosen from a place unfamiliar; a person who will never utter a word against any action taken by Trump — “over the line” or criminal. The prayer is that it will be a moot point as Trump fails in votes — popular and electoral.
— Lynn Petroff, Temecula
I believe his veep will surely be Kristi Noem
I hope Trump does not get the Republican nomination but if he does he has several options. Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, is a possible choice. She is from a small state but she might attract the female vote, an area Trump struggles with.
Tim Scott, a senator from South Carolina, is solid and he would help with the Black vote. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik from New York would also help with the female vote but she is from New York and New York is a solid blue state.
Nikki Haley would be an excellent candidate but there is bad blood between the two of them. I do not think the ego of DeSantis would allow him to be Trump’s lapdog.
Taylor Greene and Kari Lake are seen as too crazy and would alienate the electorate. Vivek Ramaswamy is very young and inexperienced. I believe Kristi Noem will be the choice.
— Robert Peterson, Murrieta
Candice Owen for VP
I feel that a good VP for Trump would be Candice Owen. It seems she shares the same values as Trump and she tells it like it is. She even stated once that she would like to be his next VP.
— Diana Schwab, Norco
Trump’s choice will be some suck-up Republican
Trump will choose whoever proves to be the loudest, most enthusiastic suck-up Republican. In Mike Pence, the country had a decent, honorable man as vice president who stood up for the Constitution when it mattered most. This time around, we will not be so fortunate.
— Glenn Olsen, Riverside
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![Re “Newsom discusses shoplifting incident he witnessed” (Feb. 2): Remember when President George H.W. Bush was roundly criticized for being out of touch when he seemed amazed by supermarket scanners, which had been in stores for years? Gov. Newsom just had one of those moments. He was shocked that someone at the Target where he was shopping walked out without paying. This kind of theft has been rampant in California for years, and he just noticed? I’ve witnessed it several times, as have friends and family, even in “safe” cities in Orange County. The problem is much more severe in […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-5.jpg?w=513 "Re “Newsom discusses shoplifting incident he witnessed” (Feb. 2): Remember when President George H.W. Bush was roundly criticized for being out of touch when he seemed amazed by supermarket scanners, which had been in stores for years? Gov. Newsom just had one of those moments. He was shocked that someone at the Target where he was shopping walked out without paying. This kind of theft has been rampant in California for years, and he just noticed? I’ve witnessed it several times, as have friends and family, even in “safe” cities in Orange County. The problem is much more severe in […]")
![No full-scale war in the Middle East I’m quite sure Biden’s commander in chief, Obama or whoever it is, doesn’t want a military conflict within Iran. Iran doesn’t want it either. Iran knowing the weakness of the U.S. under the Biden regime is just testing the waters. Iran denies responsibility for the drone attack; however, it funds the group responsible for it. It’s my thinking this will not cause a full-scale war in the Middle East, but when you’re dealing with terrorist countries, one never knows for sure. I’m hoping the next 2024 vote for POTUS will give us someone […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-3.jpg?w=513 "No full-scale war in the Middle East I’m quite sure Biden’s commander in chief, Obama or whoever it is, doesn’t want a military conflict within Iran. Iran doesn’t want it either. Iran knowing the weakness of the U.S. under the Biden regime is just testing the waters. Iran denies responsibility for the drone attack; however, it funds the group responsible for it. It’s my thinking this will not cause a full-scale war in the Middle East, but when you’re dealing with terrorist countries, one never knows for sure. I’m hoping the next 2024 vote for POTUS will give us someone […]")
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