Posted on 02/22/2023 12:52:19 PM PST by RandFan
With two Republicans already in the 2024 presidential race and possibly a half-dozen more in spring, some forward-thinking strategists are already looking to next year, when the eventual nominee will pick a running mate.
While there are a lot of choices, the early betting is on a Capitol Hill firebrand uniquely poised to bring in the libertarian wing of the GOP, which could provide a bump of 3% to 4% of the vote.
“There are only two realistic GOP nominees: Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis,” said an adviser to House Republicans who is also close to several past conservative presidential candidates.
Since neither is likely to pick the other as a running mate, the adviser offered libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as a good fit.
“Rand Paul as VP for either eliminates the need for a libertarian nominee or third-party candidate," the adviser said. "And having that extra 3%-4% moving to the Republican ticket in 10-12 key states would be the margin of victory."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Yes, she is good but I was thinking longer term politicians like Lisa Murkowski, Liz Cheney, etc.
Almost every pol that spends a few years in DC gets afflicted with the Washington disease and forgets why they were sent there in the first place.
People like Devin Nunes, Mark Meadows, Donald Trump, and Rand Paul are rare.
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