Trump's VP pick: The short list | US Politics

The big story in US politics this month is who Donald Trump picks as his vice president and why. Jon Lieber explains the criteria for Trump's potential running mate.
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Jon Lieber, Eurasia Group's head of research and managing director for the firm's coverage of United States political and policy developments, shares his perspective on US politics from Washington, DC.
The big story in US politics this month is going to be the debates which are going to be one of the key moments of the campaign, given the enormous downside risk they present for President Biden due to his age.
But the other big event of the summer, other than the conventions, is going to be who Trump picks for his vice presidential candidate. And there's been a number of names floated by the campaign, some more conventional than others. And they each have their own set of strengths.
Some of the more surprising names would be JD Vance, who Trump's family is allegedly pushing for him to pick. Vance is a senator from Ohio and one of the leading lights in the populous Republican movement. Never mind his Yale and venture capital background, he is somebody that claims he's out there fighting for the working class, which could help Trump.
Tim Scott, an African-American senator from South Carolina would help bring diversity to the ticket. Perhaps match up well against Kamala Harris in the debates, and is a pretty telegenic defender of Trump who has been outspoken in his praise for the former president since he was defeated in the primary.
Another potential candidate is Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, a smaller state. But he's a rich man, a successful business guy who's been a very effective Trump surrogate. And he's emerged as a potential pick in the last few months.
You also have a handful of other senators, like Marco Rubio from Florida, who would put a Hispanic on the ticket, or Tom Cotton, who's been a harsh Trump critic in the past, but would bring a lot of national security credibility to President Trump. There's a couple of House members that are on the short list, unclear if they have the experience or TV presence to be what Trump is looking for.
Typically candidates will choose a vice president based on some political liability that they think they have, whether it's the balance of the ticket in terms of age or gender or racial identity or maybe it's a regional thing. Mike Pence was chosen because he was strong with evangelical voters and Trump was not. It isn't exactly clear what Trump's going for with his VP pick. Probably it's somebody who he thinks is loyal to him, somebody that can defend him well on TV, and probably someone that's not going to show him up too much as an actual vice president. Really, any one of the names on this list could achieve those goals now, but what they probably won't do is give Trump a big boost in this campaign, which is going to be about the two headliners, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
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[@jaywagner7894]

It’ll be tulsi

[@jamesbond3125]

i like tulsi but i doubt she will get the pick. its hard to use a female to appeal to majority of republican voters as sad as that is

[@ExploreVanIsle]

I love that he hinted at Kamala being a DEI vice president lol

[@glenbarnes9842]

the vp cannot be fired

[@UppiliSridharan]

He will pick MTG or Matt Gates or someone more crazy!

[@thebestevertherewas]

Ramaswamy

[@michaelwright7317]

With the help from pundits, conservatives, and the mainstream media the US is focused on the world according to Trump.

[@raveeramakrishnan7087]

Question to ask: Does the VP join him in Jail? If so, pick him otherwise don't because he won't visit you in jail

[@rhondawi6389]

You mean your leftist party with your bogus BS trials. All because Biden ordered it as he feared he would not win without cheating again?

[@Alex-sr3ez]

lol. Keep hoping but Trump will not be imprisoned.