re: #514 Targetpractice

Pence does not feel like a choice that Trump made, but more like a choice made for Trump. Like a condition of any agreement Trump made for the party’s support as their nominee. “We’ll give you money and backing, but you’ve gotta accept whoever we pick to be your VP.”

Josh Marshall makes the point that Trump has seemed totally uninterested in any aspect of the campaign, outside of campaign rallies and the resultant adulation he gets from them.

He was completely uninvolved with the party platform, leaving that in the hands of the repulsive Kris Kobach. I’ll assume he’s had nothing to do with the VP pick.