Posted on 05/20/2024 11:54:37 AM PDT by thegagline
If voters had their way, Donald Trump would pick one of his former 2024 primary rivals to be his running mate.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) are the top two choices among people who gave their preference for whom the 77-year-old Trump should pick to join the GOP ticket this year, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll out Monday.
DeSantis, who ruled himself out of being Trump’s No. 2 in February, was the pick of 12% of all voters surveyed and 23% of self-described Republicans.
The 45-year-old Sunshine Stater was followed in the preference list by Scott (9% of all voters, 12% of Republicans), biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (8%, 13%) and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (5%, 8%).
Nearly four in 10 respondents wanted Trump to pick “someone else” (11%) or “none of the above” (28%) on the Harvard/Harris list, which also included Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (3%), Sen. JD Vance of Ohio (3%), Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida (3%), North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (3%), Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake (2%) and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York (2%).
Trump has teased that he will announce his VP decision shortly before the Republican National Convention, scheduled for July 15-18 in Milwaukee.
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deSantis already lost all credibility, he has had years to truly secure FL borders and get all illegals out and he has done very little if anything to truly make that so. instead he showboated by sending illegals to other states endangering other state citizens and desantis has much blood on his hands in his own state by not using his authority as Gov to secure FL borders. Why do FL Citizens not hold him accountable? Imagine all the savings in so many ways to FL Citizens if he did his job on illegals! instead he signs papers that have no long term helps for FL Citizens and try to make himself look good temporarily so he can try again to tippy toe on his heels into some other position when he terms out as Gov. He is selfish 1st of all.
Agree!!!
Can’t be DeSantis unless Trump leaves Florida as his primary residence. Is there any indication he is planning to leave Florida?
Tim Scott? No thanks.
Yup, Tim's a slick politician saying the things he thinks he needs to to get the nod.
Well, he's really not even that slick really. Just NO!
Tim Scott is a RINO, I prefer JD Vance, we MUST have someone that can take over where Trump leaves off AND that is NOT Tim Scott!!
Where does it say a President and VP candidate can’t reside in the same state.
Th e candidates can be from the same state. However, the electors if from that state can only vote for one of candidates for office. Example vote for Prez but not VPrez or VPrez but not Prez.
Section II Article II
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The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves.
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