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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Not DeSantis. He has done great work in Florida, let him continue as Governor to increase Florida’s top pick for conservatives for retirement and migration.
I don’t see him picking anyone from FL.
DeSantis has nothing to gain accepting the VP pick and everything to lose.
Uh. No.
No to DeSantis (disloyal), Scott (stupid and BFF of Murkowski), Gabbard (member of an eastern religion).
Josh and T. Cruz could lose their Senate seats. A lot of stealth communists out there
I respectfully disagree.
These reports mean nothing. But both of these would be very bad picks. Scott would be a very very bad pick. That would make me wonder about Trump all together. Ben Carson would be a great pick.
“Sarah Huckabee Sanders”
She may not wish to give up her present job.
Tim Scott in the running only because he is Black.
That’s what Dems do.
He is NOT the best choice.
We need a Trump 28 Veep. Not some token.
Maybe a non politician?
Too bad.
A non-politician and fearlessly willing to cut the mostly unconstitutional gov’t, Vivek is the best man for the job of taking and extending MAGA where it should go past 2028. America First.
Josh Hawley of Missouri
Telegenic. Articulate. Conservative.
Of course, Missouri is a solid red state and demographically I’m not sure what he brings to the table - but he wouldn’t be a bad pick.
More than anything, a VP has to bring to the table... The drive to carry on Trump’s agenda. Trump’s enemies can’t see relief from him out of the way.
DOD should be General Blaine Holt.
Bingo! Ding ding ding! You nailed it. BAD CHOICE.
Ramaswamy is not eligible, he is Indian through and through. Indian wife, Indian kids, Hindi, hires H1B Indians. Nothing American about him. When he talks about American history, culture, values, and Christianity, he can’t cover up the insincerity, lack of understanding, and disconnect. He is a 100% fraud.
Theoretically, one of them could move. Bush picked Cheney in 2000 when the latter was still living in Houston. Cheney moved back to Wyoming in time for the election.
I don’t trust her either but l believe she would bring the most votes to the ticket. The others bring votes Trump will get anyway Tulsi helps with the women vote in a way the others do not.
And, Tulsi would be better choice than Scott or DeSantis since she is an establishment/defense industry whore like they are.
You prefer the Biden Harris ticket to a possible Trump Vivek ticket? Is that what you are really saying?
The first quality in the vp should be incorruptibility.
This brings us to General Flynn.
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