For me, Newt is an excellent choice for CofStaff. Knows how things work and would control Trump’s calendar. Not as VP. Trump is 68, Newt is over that and he has a ton of baggage.
Hopefully Trump does not go over the line and pick a dem. The party would have standing to remove him as candidate if he does that.
To win the election he must carry Ohio, Pa, Va and Fl. Need to locate one person who can ensure he carries one or two of those states. I’d pick the state he is less sure about which would be Va IMO.
I agree on Newt as CoS.
But I think the conventional wisdom on picking a candidate for a specific state seldom pays off (see Paul Ryan and WI), and often backfires by weakening the appearance of the ticket in multiple marginal states.