I was just asking who people thought might be a good running mate. I haven’t personally selected the running mate candidate since Sara Palin.
I know that, I was just listing the reasons why the running mate shouldn’t be chosen by anyone until after the nomination.
When McCrazy picked Palin early the RATS went into ‘search and destroy’ mode and ripped her to bits before there was time to react.
Generally, you can’t get to clerk for a Supreme Court Justice as Ted Cruz did by being bright - you have to be brilliant. So he brings that - probably among the brightest handful of previous Presidents in terms of IQ.
He seems to have solid principles, based on clear understanding, with the backbone to fight for them - which is enormous.
He is wired into the current Federal legislative process/personalities, as well as judicial considerations. We could expect epic Supreme Court nominations from Ted Cruz, which is also huge in the long run.
But as others have pointed out, not so much managerial/executive experience. Picking and managing great people is something that contributed mightily to Washington’s and Reagan’s successes. Not to say he won’t be good at it, just that it is not clearly proven. Also, like most candidates, little proven foreign policy expertise.
So those are potential governing considerations for a VP. A strong Chief of Staff could go a long way on the managerial side.
Electoral considerations historically trump governing considerations when picking a VP though, so maybe they will focus on a region of the country (e.g. upper midwest swing states like Ohio/Penn) or demographic slice (e.g. women). Popular Govenors are historically the most likely candidates for VP, to bring their state/region to the ticket.