Subject: Events: Gingrich, Perry to be at Georgia GOP Convention
From: "Yoxall, Collin" <[email-masked]>
To: Research_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 08:34:26 -0700

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/05/19/two-no-three-veep-possibilities-to-appear-at-georgia-gop-convention/

Next month's Georgia GOP convention in Augusta will feature not one but two potential vice presidential candidates.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose name has been floated as a contender for Donald Trump's running mate, will headline a roundtable discussion on Friday, June 3. And ex-Texas Gov. Rick Perry, formerly a harsh critic of Trump who is now "open" to Veep consideration, is headlining the party's Friday night dinner.

Actually, make that three. University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball this morning suggests a certain other Georgian could fit:

Eight years ago, Barack Obama found himself in a somewhat similar situation, leading him to tap Joe Biden, then-chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For Trump, perhaps this would push him in the direction of someone like Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), who now chairs Biden's old committee. On that panel with Corker is Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), whose outsider background and business credentials might mesh with Trump as well.

Collin Yoxall
Research Associate, DNC
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