Kasich - as gaffe-tastic as Biden, shouldn’t be considered
Cruz - don’t think they can work together, better on the Supreme Court
Palin - bad idea, over exposed from reality show, too much baggage
Rubio - tried to past amnesty for illegal aliens, heck no
Chris Christie - meh
Santorum is far and away the best pick.
*Has the legislative experience Trump wants.
*Has similar views on immigration and trade as Trump.
*Has experience being in both statewide and national campaigns.
*Comforts the Christian right base who were a major constituency voting for Cruz over Trump.
*Home state is Pennsylvania, a major battleground and is from western PA, bordering Ohio, another major battleground.
*Will not be a character who overshadows Trump on the campaign trail the way Gingrich or Palin could. He’s not that big an attention-grabber for the media.