With the Republican (cough MAGA) convention around the corner, Trump is expected to announce his VP running mate next Monday. Who should be his VP and why? I think it will be JD Vance. He is more photogenic and has more youth appeal. He’s a native Ohioan, veteran, and a Yale lawyer. He’s also good at spinning and falling in line. But who isn’t? Latest odds… Burgum +250 JD Vance +340 Marco Rubio +650 Ben Carson +1400 Tim Scott + 2100 Tulsi Gabbard +2100 Vivek Ramaswamy +4100 Ivanka +16900 Jr +24900 https://www.oddschecker.com/us/politics/us-politics/us-presidential-election/republican-vp-nominee
I think it will be Doug Burgum. Burgum has executive experience as governor of North Dakota. Keeping in mind that Trump is very ego driven, of the top three he's the most bland and as such is the least likely to draw attention away from the former president. Also for that reason Vance's charisma could actually be a negative. Burgum's also rather wealthy and brings in the bonus of being able to contribute several million dollars to the campaign.
You would think that Trump would choose someone who hasn't publicly insulted him in the past as "unfit for office," etc. But the pickings are pretty slim in that respect. The best thing would be just for Trump's pick to say that back when he insulted Trump he was just intoxicated or being sarcastic.
Whomever kisses his ass the most and will have undying loyalty to Trump no matter what. If there is another j6 type event, the mob won't be calling for their hanging.
Whoever has most sincerely assured Here Cult Leader that he has joined the Cult in order to escape his conscience and will oppose and undermine election results showing Biden is the winner. I'm 100% serious. That is how bad the GOP has become.
Burgrum would be the only qualified pick so I doubt he chooses him as Burgrum likely doesn't suffer fools like djt too much and wouldn't pledge blind loyalty. The others are bootlickers with Vance being the worst of them so the one that djt will most likely choose. Vance is nextgen MAGA
While I agree with all of the above I still do not think Trump will select anyone with whom he has to share the limelight. For that reason alone I still think that he's going with Burgum rather than a JD Vance.
I was going to say that while I’m not sure Burgum adds anything meaningful at all to the ticket as “generic white guy with no name recognition from electorally meaningless state,” he does look vaguely like George Washington and Trump seems like the kind of guy to be very impressed by that.
Burgum's supposed to have a history of working with both sides of the aisle. Having someone like that to assist the POTUS would be YUGE!
Um, no. Rubio would immediately move to beyond The Wall and start scraping the lake for a dead dragon.
Burgum makes the most rational sense in a competent governance aspect which eliminates him as trump’s choice and Vance looks like he had some work done on his face and has begun wearing makeup and we all know appearance is critical to trump. I think its Vance.