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Pence is by far away the best VP candidate standing. He has both the conservative creds to help Trump with his own party, and, as Governor or a Rust Belt state can help with voter turnout. I do think Pence will back out though. He sure was not willing to give a clear endorsement in the primaries, and it was clear his donors were influencing him to endorse Cruz.

I believe Newt will be the VP pick as he has nothing to lose by being Trump's VP pick.

From a perspective of his viewpoint, I would be thrilled to see someone like Pence be Trump's VP. I'm content with his that, but like many of the establishment Republicans, he caves under pressure.

One area I will give Pence a lot of credit is for how he handled the primary. Pence endorsed Ted Cruz against Donald Trump, but he handled himself with class and was kind to Trump even though he didn't endorse him. I don't know if he had donor influence, but his endorsement of Cruz came across pretty strong to me. The way he handled the primary elections, IMO, is how this process should be handled. Unfortunately, many politicians make their endorsement (e.g. Sarah Palin) and then they go cut-throat at whoever the opponent is - even if they have a past of being on great terms with the opponent of the one they are endorsing. They just need to make their endorsement and not jump in on all the bashing (unless, of course, it's against someone like Hillary Clinton).

I could be wrong, I just can't see Newt being the VP pick.

What are your thoughts on Tom Cotton?