Posted on 05/04/2024 6:39:02 PM PDT by chickenlips
When former President Donald Trump welcomes potential running mates to Mar-a-Lago this weekend a dark horse could emerge as a favorite.
One-time frontrunner, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, is all but out of contention following revelations she shot dead her 14-month-old dog Cricket.
Other candidates - including U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance; and congresswoman Elise Stefanik - are also set to attend.
But whispers are circulating about a lesser-known Republican who 18 months ago was little heard of outside his remote home state.
He is a billionaire businessman surrounded by a loving family and has the support of a wife who has her own inspirational back story overcoming drug and alcohol addiction.
Enter Doug Burgum, Governor of North Dakota.
One reason for the so-called 'Burgum buzz' among Republicans is his uptick of Fox News appearances.
Burgum is now a frequent guest on the network as he navigates the delicate cable news dance to attract Trump's favor.
The governor from the rural state was brought on the network on Monday to discuss the pressing issue of pro-Palestine protests that continued raging at some of America's most elite colleges.
As an undergraduate of North Dakota State University, Burgum is not an expert on Ivy League schools or a policy guru on the political sensitivities of Israel and Palestine.
But he does have some thoughts to share about former President Donald Trump, and President Joe Biden.
'If President Trump was in office right now and we were leading through strength abroad, we would not be seeing this on our campuses today,' he said, laying blame for the college protests 'all at the feet of Joe Biden.'
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At least he isn’t an EEO/DEI special.
If Noem wants to counter all the negative publicity over the killing of her dog, all she has to do is point people to the number of dogs who are put down every year because they killed someone else’s pet or worse, killed a person. Granted, on a percentage basis, fatal dog attacks are rare, but they do happen - fifteen in 2023 alone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States
Absolutely. Those who put the life of a dangerous dog over the lives of its victims are the ones who need to explain themselves. Not Noem.
A good successor, based on his record as governor of Florida, would be Ron DeSantis, but I'm not sure Trump will do that.
I hope he does, and I don't care about the two guys from the same state issue [which would only matter in a close race and would only possibly effect the VP].
While DeSantis is not dynamic, he is a great manager and would fit well in '28.
I know Doug Burgum.
He’s a good guy.
And a squishy Republican. Not terribly conservative. More pragmatic. I’m much more ideological. So I’d prefer an ideologue.
Lie… these are the same paid protestitutes burning city’s as blm while churches could meet during the Trump presidency. Seems like everyone has forgotten truth.
Trump was scared to stop them and he wouldn’t stop this.
You’re right.
Donald Trump, Jr.?
Pssst! Vance's replacement WILL be a Republican since the governor (R) of Ohio makes that pick.
“Vance’s replacement WILL be a Republican since the governor (R) of Ohio makes that pick.”
But — knowing DeWine, he will pick a RINO!
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