“I think if Trump reaches 1237 he will take a younger person who has legislative experience. I’d bet it is a woman to help drive down the negatives with women. A name that has been suggested is Susanna Martinez but we’ll have to wait and see.”
I tend to agree. The pick will probably not be someone whose name is being bandied about. Expect a surprise, with the factors you outline.
Susana Martinez had an issue that occurred within the last year that may be something Trump doesn’t want to deal with. If she were to be the pick, it would have to be thrown out in the open quick to get past it. Has to do with a party at a hotel where police were sent to her room due to a noise complaint and she called 911 trying to stop the police from responding...probably nothing, but the optics are not good. She owned it and apologized, but it’s never good for an elected official to call 911 and try to use their position to stop a response...
http://krqe.com/2015/12/18/governors-post-party-call-to-police-call-off-your-officers/