Santorum is too lightweight for a Trump ticket and besides- he lost
Trump doesn’t respect losers
Someone yesterday mentioned what might happen if Rubio joined Trump’s event - VP
However not at all confident Marco has the cajones to buck the Establishment and join the insurgency
Santorum, iirc, was runner-up to Romney last time around, and he did it on a shoestring budget.
Honestly, though, Rubio keeps the republicans on their same path to victory through Florida and Ohio.
Pennsylvania, though, is intriguing and would change the game. VPs, in my opinion, should be chosen on the basis of demographics gained or electoral votes gained. Ideally, that would also include ideological purity, but that’s not always the case as with Reagan/Bush.
The idea is to WIN.
This time around, I’m not being diverted from that focus. That’s not to say you’re wrong about Rubio, but when I look across the spectrum of those who would make good VP mates, AND bring either a demographic OR a state that ALREADY isn’t in play OR that is Purple, then Rubio is in there, but so is Santorum. Huckabee not so much, although Arkansas could be in play due to the Clinton machine in that state.
Cruz: Texas is a very red, Hispanics
**Rubio: Florida a purple state, Hispanics
*Fiorina: California is a deep blue state, Females
Bush: Florida is Purple, Amnesty pimps
*Kasich: Ohio is Purple, Intellectual WASP nerds
Paul: Kentucky is very Red, Libertarian white guys
**Carson: Maryland, Michigan; Blacks
*Santorum: Pennsylvania is light blue; Italian Catholics
Gilmore: Virginia is purple; WASPs
Christie: New Jersey is light blue; Homosexual advocates
*Huckabee: Arkansas is light red; Evangelicals
Asterisks designate those with VP potential as we measure the drapes a bit too early