He’s not going to decide who his running mate for a long time. Five reasons off the top of my head:
1) The longer be delays, the less time his enemies have to work on destroying his pick.
2) It is a show of weakness to choose early. It’s like saying “Trump is not enough - we need someone to complete the ticket and offset his weaknesses”
3) It empowers him to have people vying for the position - like any negotiation, you get a better desk if you get people bidding against each other.
4) Its great press - the intrigue and mystery of who he will pick.
5) Whoever he picks, some of his supporters will be disappointed - so it’s best to wait until everyone else has dropped out.
Nice deconstruction........Trump is all about baiting the press.
I think that’s what he’s doing here.
Trump must be planning something for her.....IMHO, Stefanik would make a great Secy of State.