Kristo Noem would be a better choice.
I like her but what does she really bring to the ticket?
They probably can do focus groups and nail that down precisely but my gut is “not much”.
Then there is the question of how would she handle herself if she had to be President?
That is a total unknown.
There are risks no matter how you go.
These are probably the discussions the Trump team is having right now—at least they can do the focus groups and polls to get some data.
Or General Mike Flynn.