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It is being reported that there is a 95% chance that Trump will name anti-gay extremist Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Tuesday. If Trump picks Pence, Hillary Clinton couldn’t have made a better choice herself.

The Washington Times reported:

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, little known nationally but highly admired in conservative circles, has a “95 percent probability” of being Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, The Washington Times has learned.

The sources for that assessment are Republicans close to the campaign and to the governor.

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A tipoff came a few days ago when Indiana House Speaker Brian C. Bosma, 58, a conservative Republican, sought advice on running for governor from constitutional lawyer James Bopp, an Indiana delegate to the Republican National Convention and a member of the convention rule committee.

If Pence is Trump’s choice, it will signal that Trump is still trying to unify the Republican Party. Gov. Pence is only known nationally for his “religious freedom” law which was nothing more than a bill to discriminate against gay people in Indiana. Pence isn’t known nationally, and what is known about him is likely to push more voters towards Hillary Clinton.

The reality is that the kind of Republican who could have helped Trump wouldn’t be caught dead on his ticket, so the GOP nominee was forced to pick a running mate that could have been cast by Hillary Clinton herself. Pence is a red state governor with an extremist political history who does nothing to help Trump nationally, or with any key voting constituencies.

Trump wanted a star for his VP. Instead, he got Mike Pence.

Hillary Clinton has a clean slate and a wide open variety of choices for her running mate. If Trump goes with the extremist all white male red state appeal only ticket, the sky is the limit for Clinton.

Clinton set Trump up for this lousy decision, and the blustering political blunder stumbled helplessly into her trap.