Opinion Silly season in US: Yes, daughter Ivanka is a probable Trump running mate
If Trump ends up nominating his daughter as Vice President, it would skew the Republican ticket in favour of it appearing more like a dynastic run up to the Presidential post.
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Trump’s dependence on his daughter during the election campaign is unmistakable.
In around a week’s time, US Presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to nominate a vice-presidential candidate. Although we are still far from getting news of a zeroed down nominee, the name of Ivanka Trump seems to be floating around as the potential US Vice President.
Last week on Wednesday, Sen. Bob Corker of Tennesse formally withdrew his name from the list of vice-presidential nominees after spending the previous day with Trump. While the reason for his withdrawal remains unknown, in an interview with NBC News, Corker laid out clearly that Trump would find “the best running mate” in Ivanka. He further went on to support his claim by stating that Ivanka might not possess the best qualifications for the role but that she is a “composed, brilliant, beautiful-in-every-way person.”
Soon after Corker had made his remarks on Ivanka, her brother Eric Trump went on record and said that Ivanka would be a wonderful pick as vice president given that “She’s got the beautiful looks, right? She’s got—she’s smart, she’s smart, smart, smart,”.
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The decision to choose one’s own blood as a running mate, is not, technically speaking, unconstitutional in US politics. However, it is definitely unheard of. Traditionally, the choice of a Vice President in the United States has been made in a way to act a counterweight to the running Presidential candidate.
US President John F. Kennedy
For instance, when John F. Kennedy from the North was running for the position of President, he was matched up with Lyndon B. Johnson from Texas. The idea is to reach out to a wider electoral base by selecting candidates from opposite geographical or ideological fronts.
If Trump ends up nominating his daughter as Vice President, it would skew the Republican ticket in favour of it appearing more like a dynastic run up to the Presidential post.
Ivanka’s role in the election campaign has however been unusual in other ways too. In traditional US politics, the spouse of the Presidential candidate has always played a very important role in the campaign. In case of Donald Trump, though, this role from the very beginning was being played by his daughter, who came to be referred to by many as his unofficial campaign spouse.
If Trump ends up nominating his daughter as Vice President, it would skew the Republican ticket in favour of it appearing more like a dynastic run up to the Presidential post. (Source: AP)
Trump’s dependence on his daughter during the election campaign is unmistakable. Last year, he had jokingly made a remark about choosing Ivanka as his running mate on TV show “Live! with Kelly and Michael”. At that time, he had commented that though the media would make a big deal about it, Ivanka would make a good Vice-President if given the opportunity.
The official announcement of the Vice-President nominee would be made at the Republican national convention to be held next week. The other names on the list of choices include Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Scott Brown and Marsha Blackburn. Whether it is the Republican party that ends up running in the 2016 elections or the Trump family, only time will tell.
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