For VP, Trump must choose the unpopular or the unknown

Donald Trump has a quandary as he considers several experienced politicians as his vice presidential running mate. Two of them – Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – are widely known and widely popular inside the Republican Party. But they are also widely unpopular […] Read more »

Donald Trump’s top two VP picks have both been hugely unpopular, too

The Washington Post is reporting that Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie have emerged as Donald Trump’s top prospects for a running mate. Neither pick is a surprise. Both, after all, check the one box Trump has publicly stated for his vice president — having political experience — and each man […] Read more »

Warren Is Top V.P. Pick for Clinton Supporters, Gingrich for Trump

More than a third of likely voters backing Democrat Hillary Clinton in the latest Bloomberg Politics national poll say she should pick Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a darling of the party’s liberal wing, as her running mate. On the Republican side, almost a third of likely voters supporting Donald […] Read more »