It's going to be Trump/Kasich FTW

Is Trump warming to Kasich as his running mate after the last debate?

If Donald Trump manages to win the Republican presidential nomination (and this is becoming less of an “if” with each passing day), then he must select a vice-presidential running mate. Surely it will be tough for The Donald to share the national ticket with anyone, but at least he will still be on top.

With this decision potentially on the horizon, did Trump spontaneously drop a hint about who could be on his veep short-list during Thursday night’s Republican debate?

The answer is yes.

It began after Trump explained how China has control over the rogue nation of North Korea and the need for a U.S. tariff on imported Chinese goods to stem the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs.

Then Ohio governor John Kasich, immediately responding to Trump’s statements, said, in part:

And we do need China — Donald’s right about North Korea. I mean the fact is that they need to put the pressure on and frankly we need to intercepts ships coming out of North Korea so they don’t proliferate all these dangerous materials. But what he’s touching — talking about, I think has got merit. And I’ll allow putting that tariff or whatever he’s saying here . . .

To which Trump replied to Kasich:

“I’m liking him tonight.”

Trump’s only compliment of the night elicited laughter from the audience. Given that Kasich agrees with Trump on China — one of Trump’s signature issues — Trump’s compliment could be interpreted as a sign that he will consider Kasich as his potential running mate.

Such a ticket might act as a marriage between a brazen outsider and a member of the GOP establishment. A Trump/Kasich ticket could even end up being a truce signaling that party peace is at hand.

Perhaps. When I mentioned a Trump/Kasich ticket to a well-known veteran Republican campaign strategist who thus far has been anti-Trump, his response was “Vedddy interesting. Like it.”

Looking for another opinion, I asked a Trump-leaning national GOP consultant who said emphatically, “That ticket will defeat Hillary.”

[link to www.nationalreview.com]