Very true and well said. Especially recent converts who could see the wind blowing or rebelled against a step too far. There is a real possibility that their long held beliefs would skew their judgement left as future opportunities occur.
Trump was a Republican first and the a democrat in disgust for 5-6 years before he decided to return and take the Republican party to the America first, fiscally conservative, law & order party. His story is not remotely the same as a life long democrat who ran for & held office as a democrat for many years.
Whoever Trump picks better be able to win over the American voters and win 2 terms in office, or at the very least the one term following Trump’s lame duck term.
If Trump goes in as a known 1 term president and has an unelectable veep, then the left will make sure that his term will amount to nothing but plenty of noise with no enduring accomplishments.