{"id":2237052,"date":"2024-05-04T07:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T11:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vice-presidential-short-list-pros-and-cons-of-nine-hopefuls\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T07:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T11:28:04","slug":"trump-vice-presidential-short-list-pros-and-cons-of-nine-hopefuls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vice-presidential-short-list-pros-and-cons-of-nine-hopefuls\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Pros and Cons of Nine Candidates for Trump&#8217;s Vice President"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-vice-presidential-short-list-pros-and-cons-of-nine-hopefuls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237052&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump is considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-state-prosecutor-ayala-seeking-demings-seat\/\" title=\"Former State Prosecutor Ayala Seeking Demings' Seat\">potential running mates<\/a> \u200cfor the 2024 Republican nomination. The donor retreat served as a vice \u200dpresidential audition, with various candidates like Sen. \u2062Rubio, Sen. Scott, and Gov. Noem being evaluated. Each candidate \u2063brings\u200c unique strengths and weaknesses.\u2064 The decision is \u200canticipated closer to the Republican \u2063National Convention in July. Former President Donald\u200b Trump is currently assessing potential running mates \u2062for the 2024 Republican nomination. The recent donor retreat\u2063 functioned as \u200da vice \u2063presidential audition, with candidates such as Sen. Rubio, Sen. Scott, and Gov. Noem under scrutiny. Each candidate offers distinct advantages\u200d and \u200ddisadvantages. The final decision is expected closer to \u200bthe Republican National Convention\u2064 in July.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2982858\/trumps-vp-contenders-palm-beach-donor-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>donor retreat <\/a>is being billed as a vice presidential audition as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2917161\/donald-trump-delegate-threshold-2024-republican-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presumptive 2024 Republican nominee<\/a> weighs his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-suggests-romney-or-portman-as-running-mates-for-a-third-party-bid\/\" title=\"Manchin proposes Romney or Portman as potential running mates for a third-party campaign\">running mate options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has suggested in interviews he will be making a decision \u201ccloser to Wisconsin time,\u201d meaning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> in Milwaukee this July.<\/p>\n<p>While former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=iowa_caucus&#038;utm_id=election2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks with members of the media, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Rubio is a well-known, telegenic three-term Republican senator from a state critical to Trump\u2019s path to an Electoral College majority. He will turn 53 at the end of the month, while Trump turns 78 in June. This would add relative youth to a ticket running against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, the first octogenarian commander in chief. <\/p>\n<p>When Rubio ran for president in 2016, he was viewed as Trump\u2019s polar opposite on issues like immigration and foreign policy. Rubio has since moved in a more populist direction and, after their well-documented spats over water consumption and hand size, has generally been a reliable Trump defender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> Some hardcore Trump supporters still distrust Rubio, especially on foreign policy. His status as a Floridian also raises some constitutional problems: Either he or Trump would need to move in order for the Sunshine State\u2019s electors to vote for both of them. Dick Cheney moved his voting registration from Texas back to Wyoming to resolve this technical matter for George W. Bush in 2000. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddschecker.com\/us\/politics\/us-politics\/us-presidential-election\/republican-vp-nominee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Oddschecker\">Oddschecker<\/a>: +1400<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-cheneys-defeat-a-complete-rebuke-of-jan-6-committee\/\" title=\"Trump Says Cheney\u2019s Defeat a \u2018Complete Rebuke\u2019 of Jan. 6 Committee\">primary election night party<\/a> at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> The genial South Carolinian would be the GOP\u2019s first black vice presidential nominee. Victory would set him up well to be just the second black president and would set up a useful contrast with Vice President Kamala Harris. Worked well with Trump during his first term. A solid fundraiser whose optimism might smooth over Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerican Carnage\u201d rough edges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Scott\u2019s presidential campaign this year floundered as he struggled to connect with Trump-era Republican voters. His support for criminal justice reform isn\u2019t the positive it was before crime reemerged as a top issue in 2020. Not from a state that is really in doubt in November. While fairly benign compared to the matters being discussed in Trump\u2019s Stormy Daniels hush money trial, the recently engaged Scott\u2019s carefully guarded dating life seemingly fascinates political reporters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick<\/strong>: +540<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sen. JD Vance (R-OH)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) arrives as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed by the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Sen. Vance has said he is against the aid package. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> The most ideologically aligned candidate on Trump\u2019s short lists, the <em>Hillbilly Elegy <\/em>author could ensure that the Republican Party continues to cultivate a more blue-collar base with economic populism and skepticism of foreign military interventions. Vance is more consistent on many of these policy areas than Trump. Could play a Cheney-like role, but from the opposite wing of the party, in a Trump administration that was often adrift on personnel in the first term. He\u2019s also young, turning 40 after the GOP convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>Vance\u2019s departure from the Senate could deprive Trump of a valuable congressional ally, especially after Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) steps down from leadership and plays more of a gadfly role. Vance is only a freshman senator, elected two years ago. Ohio isn\u2019t believed to be in play this year, and Vance underperformed while winning his Senate seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick:<\/strong> +1200<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) questions Columbia University President Nemat Shafik during the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on \u201cColumbia in Crisis: Columbia University\u2019s Response to Antisemitism\u201d on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Stefanik has emerged as a skilled Trump defender and fundraiser. She is a member of the House Republican leadership team. She could help Trump woo suburban women. She does not turn 40 until July, shortly before the convention. Played a role in the GOP\u2019s gains in New York, which proved crucial to the narrow Republican House majority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> As a New Yorker, Stefanik does not have the most conservative voting record. She probably can\u2019t flip New York, though she might be able to help Republicans there in some down-ballot races.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick: <\/strong>+1450<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), accompanied by other members of Congress, speaks to the media after they toured the George Washington University student encampment as they protest over the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Relatively young, black, solidly conservative, an effective participant in congressional hearings, good on television. Donalds has impressed people in Trumpworld. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> Donalds is only in his second congressional term. He hasn\u2019t been tested by a national campaign before. As a Florida resident, he also has the same technical constitutional headaches as Rubio or Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL). If Donalds moved rather than Trump, it could complicate his political future if the ticket loses in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick:<\/strong> +3300<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) before he speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> 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. A successful businessman and capable fundraiser whose demeanor is a good balance with Trump, similar to Pence in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> The boringly conventional persona that makes Burgum an asset could also be a liability. Aside from punting abortion to the states, he doesn\u2019t really agree with Trump on any of the issues that set the former president apart from the pre-Trump GOP brand. Is from a small state and doesn\u2019t generate enthusiasm from any wing of the party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick:<\/strong> +1400<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) speaks July 16, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> One of the most conservative women available with executive experience and a plausible vice presidential resume, Noem looked like she could be Sarah Palin in a good way and was an early front-runner for veep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> The story of Noem killing her dog that grabbed so many headlines is symbolic of what some Republican operatives view as her fatal flaw: She gets into strange PR fiascos that she cannot get out of and instead makes worse. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ben Carson<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>An accomplished doctor and popular conservative speaker, Carson\u2019s tenure as secretary of housing and urban development under Trump was not one of the more controversial parts of the first term. Ran for president in 2016 and could replicate Pence\u2019s appeal to evangelicals. Might help Trump build on his inroads with black men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons: <\/strong>At 72, Carson would make this an older ticket, dulling one of the GOP\u2019s best anti-Biden messages. Measured, but not an attack dog. Doesn\u2019t obviously bring anything to the table Trump couldn\u2019t get elsewhere, with the significant exception of Carson\u2019s ability to perform brain surgery. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> +1650<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Tulsi Gabbard waves to the crowd after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor, CPAC 2024, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Pros: <\/strong>Gabbard brings diversity as a youngish woman of color. She has a military background but is also consistent with Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d foreign policy. Would make a splash. Could be especially helpful with voters undecided between Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Had a highly effective moment against Harris in a debate already.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong> The Hawaiian was until very recently a Democrat and during her congressional career positioned herself as a progressive one. She supported Bernie Sanders in 2016. She has flip-flopped ideologically more than once. Has a strange backstory that will surely be fodder for the press. Will get attacked from all sides. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/2746803\/democratic-partys-bashar-assad-problem-goes-way-beyond-tulsi-gabbard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bashar Assad meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Odds to be Trump\u2019s pick: <\/strong>+880<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a>, Trump\u2019s two main opponents for the Republican nomination, are also longer-shot possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Both have upsides, but neither is believed to be interested in the job. Haley has yet to endorse Trump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s weekend donor retreat serves as a vice presidential audition for the 2024 Republican nominee. Trump hints at a decision close to the Republican National Convention in July. 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