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On The View Analysis

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The View is an ABC afternoon talk show that discusses a variety of topics. The host and co-hosts are Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Raven Symone, Candace Cameron Bure, Michelle Collins, and Paula Faris. On The View (S19) panelists discussed Donald Trump’s declaration on his vice presidential short list. The claim is that Trump needs a well-placed and effective choice, like Condoleezza Rice (Rice).
The discussion did not answer if a well-placed choice will change voters’ minds, except in Whoopi Goldberg’s last comment that it’s a vicious cycle and no one knows. Supporting Rice as the effective running mate is Paula Faris’ pre-show Twitter poll where Rice got the most votes. Comments noted Rice is well-placed in that citizens know her, she has government …show more content…

The panelists explicitly speak of Rice as the effective running mate. The conversation implies implicitly that without a Rice-like running mate, Trump will not win Libertarians and other no-Trump voters.
Panelists’ state Trump; albeit, charismatic, does not have government experience. His running a TV show, but not the whole hour, suggests ineffectiveness. His hiring of intelligent women since the 1980s, suggests support for a Rice-like woman running mate and more comments support Rice as effective and cite her background as reasons. The reason for Rice as the choice is her domestic and foreign government work, intelligence, race and gender.
Whoopi Goldberg rebutted Joy Behar’s use of charismatic with her saying “who?”, and Joy Behar saying “Trump”.” Also rebutted is Trump having trouble with Rice because she is a woman, with Raven-Symone’s comment on Trump hiring women since the 1980s. The point on Trump as ineffective and Rice as the solution did not get debate. Whoopi questioned his effectiveness because his name may be on many buildings but one can lease a name for a building, and that we see the name but not the

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