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Cotton, like Pence and Corker have too much to lose if Trump loses. Thier political careers would be over. Cotton is young and has his whole career in front of him. Any VP pick will be persona non grata in the GOP. That's why I feel Newt will be the pick, but not first choice.

You might be right that Newt gets picked, but I just can't see it happening. I don't see Cotton being picked either. Newt would challenge Trump in a lot of areas, and I just don't see Trump picking somebody that wouldn't be a "yes man" toward him.

Not necessarily, about Cotton's career being over should Trump lose. Cotton was elected in 2014 to the Senate. I know that John McCain went back to the Senate and Paul Ryan ran concurrently for both The House of Representatives and the VP position at the same time. So should Trump run and lose, I'm not sure if Cotton would be able to return to the Senate. If he does, then it wouldn't impact him that much.

Franklin Roosevelt ran for VP in 1920 when he was around the same age as Tom Cotton, just under 40. James Cox ended up losing and Roosevelt still won the presidency years later. I'm not sure of Cotton's presidential ambitions, but I think he would be okay if they lost.

We might be able to agree on Cotton's youth being a factor. I don't think there are any senators younger than him at this point. That can be a good or a bad thing, but in this scenario I think it might hurt.

Me personally, if I were Cotton, I would give it a shot. You just never know what would happen. If Chris Christie had run in 2012, he probably would have won it. However, he went down the tubes fast. Thus, it's best for people to push for it whenever they have the opportunity.

I don't see Trump losing. I don't think the general public is passionate about either candidate, but I just don't see Hillary pulling this out.

I also think whoever wins will have a major struggle on their hands. I have felt for the past 2-3 years that this next president, regardless of who it is, will likely serve one term. Trump will likely have a Democratic controlled Senate, but even if he doesn't he will still have Republican obstacles in Collins, Kirk, and sometimes Portman and a couple others that lean to the left on some issues.