Thread: Trump chooses Pence for VP

Munsey out-Pence In !http://www.rollcall.com/mike-pence-c...s-v-p-nominee/

Originally Posted by LionHeart

Munsey out-Pence In !http://www.rollcall.com/mike-pence-c...s-v-p-nominee/

I'm not familiar with him...what thoughts do you guys have about him?

Originally Posted by krystian

I'm not familiar with him...what thoughts do you guys have about him?

Based on this article, it seems to me that Gov. Pence's positions on several topics are quite different from those of Mr. Trump:

Free trade:

Voted yes on free-trade agreement with Panama.
Voted yes on free-trade agreement with Korea.
Voted yes on free-trade with Peru.
Voted no on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization.
Voted yes on Central America Free Trade Agreement.
Voted yes on the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Voted yes on a US-Singapore free trade agreement.
Voted yes on free trade agreement with Chile.

Pence also voted to keep the United States in the World Trade Organization and to maintain normal trade relations with China. And in April of last year, Pence sent Indiana’s congressional delegation a letter urging them to vote for TPA, TPP and TTIP.

How could someone who believes the above share a ticket with someone who likens trade agreements to rape? You don’t have to have complete unanimity to share a ticket. But trade isn’t just some inconsequential position Trump has conveniently landed on – like most of his politics. It (along with immigration; which is linked) is probably the only policy position the GOP presumptive nominee has been consistent and passionate about during the entire race.

2) Immigration:

Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional.
— Governor Mike Pence (@GovPenceIN) December 8, 2015

http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/14/...ce-is-a-fraud/

And the always fair and balanced Ann Coulter had this to say:

Both Pence and the other shortlister, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, were inadequate because of their past stances on immigration, she said.

“Gingrich lobbied for the instant legalization of illegals because his benefactor, superglue heiress Helen Krieble, needed cheap labor for her horse farm,” she wrote. And Pence wasn’t much better since his “big immigration initiative was mass legalization for cheap foreign workers if they went home first, with any employer request bringing them right back.”

http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump...ep-mike-pence/