Why Did Pence Agree to become Trump’s Running Mate

[CajunBlazer]

I guess that everyone’s heard by now why Donald Trump chose the Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, to be his Vice Presidential candidate. Apparently it took yet another family “intervention” to save The Donald from himself and convince him to chose someone who would help him unite his fractured party, a choice once made he apparently regretted. Then again, with many potential Republican candidates running away from Trump, he didn’t have a whole lot of good options. All of this brings up the question of what happens when Trump becomes President of the United States and is completely freed from the constraints of a campaign; who is going to be able to keep him destroying himself and the country as well? But that’s a topic for a different article.

The question today is why did Mike Pence give up the Indiana governor’s office to play second fiddle to an egotistical reality TV star suffering from a narcissistic personality disorder that has aspirations of being the most powerful person in the world? After all, Trump’s bid to become President is anything but a slam dunk. Currently election statistician Nate Silver gives him only a 33.1% chance of winning the election while Las Vegas casinos will give 9/4 you odds if you bet on him to win meaning he is worse than a 2 to 1 underdog.

Also, it’s not like Pence is in the middle of his term so if the duo loses he can go back to being Governor. Pence is running for reelection for a second term and Indiana law prevents him from running for Governor and Vice President at the same time. So when he became Trump’s running mate he had to withdraw from the Governor’s race. So if the Trump/Pence duo loses in November, Trump can go back to running is business empire, but Pence will be out of a job.

So why did Pence do it. Perhaps a recent article originally posted 5/18/16 on the Indianapolis based WTHR TV 13 website about a recent Indiana Governor’s race poll provides some insights into the Governor’s thinking:


Why Did Pence Agree to become Trump’s Running Mate

[Cha]

1. Wow.. I didn't know this.. pence will be out of a job! Thanks trump.

he doesn't mind being trump's lap dog.. that's for sure.


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Thank you for your analysis, Cajun.. he wants notoriety.

[CajunBlazer]

5. Love the photo Cha!

[Walk away]

8. ...and then he put him right back in his box!

And shipped him back to the republican base.

[Cha]

10. I know, right!

[cosmicone]

2. No republican with a future in politics wanted that birth in a political coffin n/t

[CajunBlazer]

4. Definitely 2nd teir candidates is all Trmp had to chose from

[DemonGoddess]

3. It's all about controlling the hoo-has

http://www.bustle.com/articles/172933-periods-for-pence-has-come-back-with-a-vengeance

[Thinkingabout]

6. I have thought Trump would run, maybe get elected (in his mind), make his VP

Selection, resign and then say he alone picked the President. All the more reason to defeat him.

[CajunBlazer]

7. The good thing about this is....

It looks like Indiana is going to have a Democratic Governor. Pence was unopposed in the Republican Primary. I don't know how the Republicans figure out who to throw in at this late date.

[question everything]

9. To be there when Trump finally says: ooops, really do not want this job

fooled you all. Haha..

[Mz Pip]

11. That's my guess

Pence is a religious zealot's wet dream. I'm sure they are all salivating at the possibility of a right wing authoritarian pushing through their anti LGBT and religious liberty agenda.