I think he has, in fact, said that was his plan. "We don't need two of me."
Also, I think he's indicated that he would be looking in a battleground state.
Rubio fits the bill, and as has been pointed out, would be a sop to the establishment.
Cruz is an absolute no-go. Trump's not going to suddenly excuse the NBC issue, and he's not going to choose someone he's tagged as "liar."
Rubio is no better on NBC issue. Anchor baby of non citizen parents...(until years later) only thing to research is unusual Cuban immigration rules at the time. I have not seen this done.
If the purpose of NBC is to get total US allegiance then maybe neither qualify...in my tiny mind.
lol
first of all Cruz isn’t a liar and I suspect when all the dust clears Trump will praise Cruz for a tough fought loss.
But, I agree that Trump wont choose Cruz as VP, but not for the silly reason you said. But that Cruz doesn’t bring anything to the table. Trump will win Texas anyway, and Cruz could actually hurt Trumps chances of winning New York because of his “new york” values comment a few weeks ago.
Rubio is a no go also as a VP pick, because it would make no sense for Trump to pick Mr Amnesty himself as his VP.
If Trump picks a politician it would be from a state he needs that he might not win otherwise. Walker might be a good pick, or even possibly Christie.