Posted on 06/24/2024 6:47:44 PM PDT by conservative98
Republicans' top pick to be Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate, according to a new poll by The Economist/YouGov.
DeSantis, who was initially considered Trump's top contender for the candidacy but quickly dropped out from the primaries after a sweeping defeat in Iowa, has said he is not interested in the position.
However, over four in ten respondents who identify as Republicans chose him as their preferred pick, while 40% of independents who lean toward the GOP giving the same answer.
The poll showed that Florida Senator Marco Rubio followed suit with 27% of respondents choosing him as the potential VP. The senator, in turn, is vying for the position, but he is reportedly not willing to audition for it.
According to The New York Times, he has taken a low-key approach. Aides and donors view him as one of several options who would pose little risk of creating unwanted distractions for a candidate already facing multiple legal threats.
At the same time, he is also known to have a strong relationship with Susie Wiles, a fellow Floridian and Trump campaign senior adviser who is coordinating the search for a running mate.
But a potential Trump-Rubio ticket may run into some issues, starting from within. Rubio's quietness on the campaign trail has perplexed Trump, who has privately wondered how much the senator actually wants the job, according to two people familiar with the subject.
Similarly, Trump has told advisers that Rubio would have to move out of the state, according to The Times, as the Constitution potentially bars two residents from the same state from sharing a presidential ticket.
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I like Vivek too...( he talks a good game at least) but does he not have a citizenship problem?
Or for that matter whats in it for Florida ? The6 lose a good governor.
Not to me.
Cabinet position after this gubernatorial term would be great.
Thank you. It appears you are correct. It seems that the rule only applies to a state in which which both candidates might reside.
DeSantis has already said he is not interested in being VP.
“Every mention of the dozen or so possible VP picks brings out controversy. A bad sign.”
Not a bad sign; it’s politics. The kumbaya sentiment takes hold the last day of the convention. Remember, everyone crowds the stage the final hour and, completly unified, weep in each others’ arms.
The Natural Born citizenship issue has been discussed many times on Free Republic.
Some Freepers say that to be a natural born citizen, both of your parents must have been citizens at the time of your birth.
Other Freepers say that doesn’t matter as long as you yourself were born an American citizen.
Rubio has had months to reestablish residency but he hasn’t done so.
As a resident of Florida, I say:
“We need this man. He fights!”
I’d rather have him as an active, aggressive Governor than a second string Vice President.
Rubio changing residence makes no sense, because he’s a sitting senator from the state of Florida.
If he’s not the running mate, it’s a moot point anyway.
Isn’t DeSantis term limited out soon? I still say it’s Ron and they’ll two-step the residency thing.
Waste of DeSantis’ talents if he ends up the VP.
I say sanders or Gabbard. The latter helps Trump more.
RE: weep in each others’ arms.
At the other convention, the Dems, that line will refer to the police tear gas as in 1968.
Anti-Israel, split among climate activists, the Squad, Pelosi and Schumer wing and maybe people who oppose these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fygxKKgZOIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSEZ3jZHmQ4
Too late for Trump to move.
So I guess he isn’t interested.
He’d be great if you like sanctimony
I doubt that it will be DeSantis, but I think that he would be a better choice than anyone else that has been mentioned.
The following is what AI says which is an abbreviation of the actual 12th Amendment:
According to the 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution, there is no constitutional prohibition against the President and Vice President being from the same state. However, there is a provision that requires electors to vote for at least one candidate who is not an inhabitant of the same state as themselves.
In practice, presidential candidates typically choose a running mate from a different state to ensure that they do not lose electoral votes from their home state. This is because electors are required to vote for at least one candidate who is not from their own state, and choosing a running mate from the same state could result in the loss of electoral votes.
There have been instances where presidential candidates have chosen running mates from the same state, but these have been rare and often involved complex circumstances. For example, in 2000, Dick Cheney, who was running mate to George W. Bush, changed his legal residence from Texas to Wyoming to avoid the possibility of losing electoral votes from his home state.
In summary, while there is no constitutional prohibition against the President and Vice President being from the same state, the practical considerations of electoral politics often lead candidates to choose running mates from different states.
Me:
So, the Florida electors can only cast a vote for one person, which would result in a loss of electoral votes.
They still could win even with that restriction of electors being only able to vote for 1 of the running mates of the two candidates from their state.
Not a wise choice in other words.
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