“JD Vance. The others are worthless.”
100% this. Though unless it’s Scott then “Oh noes, two White males on the ticket!!! We doomed!!! Gotta pander moar!!!”
As far as Vance, he is more useful in the Senate than he would be as VP/figurehead even one who splits ties in the 50-50 Senate. Any Trump VP would do that, but Trump has to actually win first.
Also, Vance would almost certainly be replaced in the Senate by someone worse, except in the event that Moreno loses this November (probable) but Trump-Vance wins (not nearly as probable) and Moreno gets the Senate appointment from Governor Squish DeWine (also not overly likely) instead of some Portman-esque RINO like Mike Turner.
If being VP gives Vance the inside track for the GOP nomination for the Big Job in 2028, then that’s one minor saving grace — although we should expect a crowded primary for sure, maybe even crowded with actual conservatives and not just Haley-Christie-Bush-Romney-McCain types!
It’s really sad if Trump is limiting himself to these choices. I agree that Vance is better off where he is. But this time the VP needs to be an activist to push Trump to get rid of the Deep State. Vance is the only one of these four likely to do that.
I wish he’d think out of the box & look at Larry Elder, Ric Grenell or a few others. He could do much better than Scott if he wants to appeal to blacks, or some other victim group.
Biden might out-maneuver Trump by choosing Whoopi Goldberg as his running mate !! (sarc)
Scott is a RINO mentored by Miss Lindsey Graham
Yes, but Trump could anoint Vance as his 2028 successor. He would not be a figurehead.