[TheRealThing]

I'm mixed on it, had Pence not caved on the RFRA bill last year I would be a lot more comfortable with it. He would back down on a big issue, but this is still way better than Chris Christie. Had Trump chosen Christie, there would be zero chance I vote for Trump. I didn't see Trump choosing someone like Christie, Gingrich, or even Cotton, of whom are quite vocal and would challenge him on several issues. I would expect Trump to choose someone with a "yes man" type personality for the position given how he likes to have full command.

We'll see how this impacts the election, I am shocked he is polling at 80% in his own party right now given everything that has gone on, most polls I see have him in the low 70's. I haven't followed the #NeverTrump movement closely, but IMO it's a very small percentage. That whole thing about a convention blow up is just media hype. I can't fault someone not voting for him, however, given how he conducted himself against other candidates in the primary and chased off key potential allies combined with him being susceptible to shifting his opinion on an issue. I know you have to be tough, you have to be aggressive, you have to attack in the primary but he went overboard on a few things. Whether or not he is able to gain back those supporters, remains to be seen.

I'd say my chances for voting for Trump went up after this, although by only a small margin. I'm going to continue to watching things unfold before I make any big decision on the scenario.

I know what they've been saying about Trump selecting Christie but I don't think he was ever going to, he'll be the Attorney General. I don't see Pence as being near the statesman and communicator Mike Huckabee is, JMO but, people can never see the forest for the trees it seems. I doubt Huckabee would have ever caved on religious freedom for example, but remember, Pence caved before Trump showed the GOP that having a set was okay again.

But you're right, Trump has gone too far with several things and it took Manafort to straighten him out. New York brass is fine, but you can't be all brass and no tact. Especially after John Q Public has been taught to expect government to be there to hand so many things to them for the asking. And like I have been saying, people who think the resistance will not be fierce against any reinstatement of conservative principle are kidding themselves. Now that they've been taught how to do it, protests will be oft and ugly. Dems will stage congressional sit-ins and walk-outs, they will kick and scream and lie and filibuster until and if Trump secures reelection.

Only by that time will the US have managed to pull out of the liberally inspired nose dive, and the second 4 years we can start to make some hay. It will take that long to rescind the regs and cleanse the liberally rife offices, halls, and mixed bathrooms of the various agencies and bureaus of all the rabid chipmunks.