Donald Trump’s weekend donor retreat is being billed as a vice presidential audition. Here are the pros and cons of nine of the hopefuls.
might be seen as a cautionary tale for potential Trump understudies, the job is nevertheless attractive to ambitious Republicans. If Trump wins in November, he will be constitutionally ineligible to seek a third term, and his vice president will have an inside track for the 2028 GOP nomination.
The different names being floated in the Trump veepstakes bring their advantages and disadvantages. Here are a few of the factors Trump will have to consider as he ponders each of them.Sen. Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. Rubio is a well-known, telegenic three-term Republican senator from a state critical to Trump’s path to an Electoral College majority. He will turn 53 at the end of the month, while Trump turns 78 in June.
Florida is also not a state Republicans are especially worried about in November, even with an abortion referendum on the ballot. Trump carried Florida in both 2016 and 2020, and it has only moved right since then. Rubio would also have to leave his Senate seat at a time when Republicans are trying to retake the chamber.Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens as Sen.
steps down from leadership and plays more of a gadfly role. Vance is only a freshman senator, elected two years ago. Ohio isn’t believed to be in play this year, and Vance underperformed while winning his Senate seat.
. If Donalds moved rather than Trump, it could complicate his political future if the ticket loses in November.Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Gov. Doug Burgum before he speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Burgum has unexpectedly worked his way up from an asterisk candidate for the GOP presidential nomination to someone with a real shot to be on the ticket with Trump.
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