Been touting Gabbard here for months. She is the wild card pick that Trump may draw and her cpac speech was a check the box test that she passed.
Smart money is on Tulsi.
Besides loyalty, the VP pick has to bring tangible items the prez candidate doesn’t already have:
<><>some new voting constituencies
<><>fund-raising potential
<><>swing state advantage
An element of surprise is also an advantage to re-position the prez candidate favorably.