It is foolishness to declare what that will be now.
Because what will be most important factor in selecting a VP this time around will be garnishing enough delegates to block to block a brokered convention.
Neither Trump nor Cruz would be interested in the VP role, and for Cruz it would be the wrong call, if he can’t win the nomination (as I hope) then he would make a very good Attorney-General. The role of the VP, aside from being there in case of an emergency, is to sell the Administration to congress. I can’t see Cruz being very effective at that. Maybe Chris Christie would be Trump’s best pick for VP. Then why not also Cruz’s best pick?
Christie is moderate enough to broaden the appeal of the ticket but not such a blatant establishment guy that it would threaten what will become a period of national reconstruction.
This gets me to wondering, who would Hillary Clinton choose for a running mate? Shudder.
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>> “ what will be most important factor in selecting a VP this time around will be garnishing enough delegates to block to block a brokered convention.” <<
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I really don’t think so.
What has kept Carson in the process is contributions, which are fading fast. He is sending out beg letters at a feverish pace (I received 4 of them in the past week) and will likely burn up what cash he has left quickly.
When Carson drops out, it will become undeniably apparent that only Cruz is significantly benefiting from the drop-outs.
Cruz is also nibbling at Rubio’s constituency and will quickly establish his dominance of the race.
I expect Cruz to reach statistical majority (something nobody has come close to yet) in a short time.