Donald Trump talks to Sarah Palin. Will he ask her to run for VP?
Donald Trump is talking to Sarah Palin tonight on the One America News network, Ms. Palin announced today . Hmm, might this be an important meeting of the maverick minds? Is it possible Trump could even sound out Palin on the prospect of running as his VP?
We can鈥檛 predict things will go that far. But it鈥檚 clear The Donald and Mama Grizzly are mutual fans. They share a disdain for the GOP establishment and the mainstream media. Both are born performers with fervent political bases.
鈥淪he really is somebody who knows what鈥檚 happening and she鈥檚 a special person,鈥� Mr. Trump said of Palin .
One America News Network is a small conservative cable/digital news outlet that鈥檚 been around since 2013. Among its offerings is a political show called 鈥淥n Point鈥� that currently features Palin as a weekday host.
Trump鈥檚 a great get for Palin in her journalistic role, of course. He鈥檚 the hugest story in politics at the moment and sure to draw attention and ratings. (Whatever happened to , anyway?)
Palin is also supposed to separately interview Jeb Bush, by the way. Maybe Scott Walker will be next.
For Trump, the interview highlights his campaign style. Not for him the diner-to-diner slog through New Hampshire, 脿聽la聽Bernie Sanders. His idea of the campaign trail is the ride from Trump Tower to a New York sound studio. His many, many interviews have made him inescapable on the airwaves. And they鈥檝e allowed him to sleep in his own bed.
Even his highly visible trips, such as his appearance at the Iowa State Fair聽with his own copter, have been day excursions. You can do that when your primary mode of transport is a personal Boeing.
鈥淭rump has run a political campaign essentially without ever having left home,鈥� writes Philip Bump .
And the fact is that Trump and Palin have long had a 鈥減olitical love affair," in the words of CNN. That鈥檚 what lends some credence to the occasional chatter that if Trump actually wins, Palin might ride along as his VP nominee.
New York, Alaska. Times Square, fresh air. That鈥檚 old school geographical ticket balance.
Palin鈥檚 backed Trump鈥檚 immigration proposals as 鈥渃ommon sense." When Trump got in trouble for declining to recognize Sen. John McCain as a hero, due to the fact he was shot and imprisoned by the North Vietnamese, Palin tried to serve as a peacemaker. While her old running mate McCain had dedicated his life to serving his country, Trump was .
Trump鈥檚 called her a 鈥渟trong person鈥� and said he鈥檇 love to have her serve in his Cabinet. He鈥檚 also hired a former Palin aide as his national political director.
Asked directly, Palin has said she鈥檇 leave the door open to running as Trump鈥檚 VP. But really, would she put herself through that again? (That is, assuming Trump wins the nomination.) A second tour as VP nominee seems unlikely, given the difficulties Palin experienced the first time around.
