“Trump will choose a running mate capable of exciting and inspiring a much broader swath of the electorate.”
I agree with you FW, and I will be surprised if the announcement is not a complete surprise to the commentariat.
I think the pick will probably be a woman, as well. A tough minded competent one, like Jeane Kirkpatrick.
You will probably end up being right. I really, really hate to bring this up (because Cruz supporters threw it in our faces so many times) but Trump *did* joke about picking Oprah. He said such a ticket would be unstoppable. Of course the Oprah part was just Trump horsing around/being silly, but it’s still a window into his thinking. He’d like to select a woman, and a minority would be a plus. If I’m wrong I’m wrong, but that’s how I see it. Time will tell.