gravitas
She always gives me the impression that she smokes marijuana on a daily basis. Maybe that’s all it took, he’s a hero in her eyes for decriminalizing pot in Minnesota.
Running mates don’t help much and she is likely to believe she doesn’t need help in Minnesota. Nor does she think she needs gravitas against Trump, for no rat attributes any to Trump.
He does seem like a second (or third) choice, too.