Hopefully DJT is thinking “outside the box” by not considering either current Senators or Congressmen to avoid affecting the balances in the the USS and USHOR.
While the odds are the most “qualified” candidate (just based on statistics) is an old, white guy. Unfortunately, today optics seem to be more important than capabilities.
Maybe DJT will get lucky with a pick that is the most qualified, staunch conservative, can work like a pitbull and fills the optics requirement . . .
“balances in the the USS and USHOR”
Fighting for middle class income and real property tax caps now in Congress would add the electors of several deep blue states to Trump’s total and make Congress turn deep red come November, with the middle class being defined as persons having income in the range of federal civil servants.
Taxes could be raised to pay for wars and economic recovery by cutting top-end federal pay, which as you can imagine would only happen in cases of genuine need.
As for high income people, those with true skills like doctors could negotiate their taxation. As for lawyers, let the leftist legislators take as much as they want above the middle-class top.