{"id":2293818,"date":"2024-07-12T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-final-countdown-trump-veepstakes-clock-is-ticking-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T20:31:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:31:27","slug":"the-final-countdown-trump-veepstakes-clock-is-ticking-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-final-countdown-trump-veepstakes-clock-is-ticking-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The final countdown: Trump veepstakes clock is ticking &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fthe-final-countdown-trump-veepstakes-clock-is-ticking-washington-examiner%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=2293818&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>The \u2064article discusses the upcoming decision that former President\u2063 Donald Trump \u2062needs to make regarding his running mate \u200cfor the 2024 election. Trump \u2063has\u200c kept people guessing about his pick, with reports suggesting\u2063 he\u200c might announce \u2062it in a \u2062manner similar to \u2063his reality TV show \u2062&#8221;The\u200d Apprentice.&#8221;\u200d The potential\u2062 candidates on Trump&#8217;s \u2063shortlist include Senators J.D. Vance and \u2063Marco Rubio,\u2063 as\u200b well as Governor Doug\u200c Burgum. Each candidate brings \u2064different strengths and considerations \u200bto the table, with factors such as loyalty to Trump, appeal\u200c to various\u2062 voter demographics, \u2064and potential\u2063 drawbacks being discussed. Trump&#8217;s \u200cfinal decision will shape his \u200dcampaign for the upcoming election.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The final countdown: Trump veepstakes clock is ticking<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/w-james-antle-iii\/\">W. James Antle III<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-12T20:01:37-04:00\">July 12, 2024 8:01 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701167\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>While the world waits for the other shoe to drop with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has a momentous decision to make of his own: his 2024 running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has had a lot to say in public about his prospects, but he has yet to identify his pick. He has repeatedly said he would like to make the announcement as close as possible to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention,<\/a> which starts on Monday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/milwaukee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Milwaukee<\/a>. There are reports that he might roll out his choice <em>Apprentice<\/em> style.<\/p>\n<p>The short list is widely believed to have shrunk to three people: Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) and Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Doug Burgum<\/a> (R-ND). Trump mentioned all three of them earlier this week in a radio interview with Brian Kilmeade, weighing their pros and cons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVance is probably where his heart is, Rubio his head, and the smart money is on Burgum,\u201d a senior Republican told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> while conceding that \u201cnobody really knows anything for sure.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040543\/trump-vp-shortlist-top-candidates-election-2024\/\"><strong>MEET THE EIGHT TOP NAMES ON TRUMP\u2019S VP SHORT LIST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump is a mercurial candidate who loves surprises and tweaking the press, so nothing can be taken as a given. He waffled on his last selection until practically the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Vance, who before being elected to the Senate was the author of the acclaimed book <em>Hillbilly Elegy<\/em>, would represent a doubling down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">working-class voters<\/a> and the Rust Belt states Trump won in 2016 but lost in 2020. The Biden campaign told nervous Democrats on Thursday that Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin remain their best path to a majority of electoral votes.<\/p>\n<p>The freshman Republican senator is an effective communicator. He is also more committed to a more populist and nationalist version of conservatism than Trump himself, on both foreign policy and economics. He has collaborated with Democrats in the Senate on legislation, including Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), his state\u2019s senior senator who Republicans are trying to unseat this November.<\/p>\n<p>All of these things are viewed as pros by elements of Trump\u2019s MAGA base, who would like to see the former president repeat his winning formula from 2016 and perhaps govern more in line with that branding in a second term. But other factions of the GOP view these attributes as negatives, signifying that Vance doesn\u2019t hail from a different wing of the party than Trump and doesn\u2019t add anyone to the coalition the presumptive presidential nominee couldn\u2019t win on his own.<\/p>\n<p>These Republican critics often point out that Vance ran behind other candidates on the 2022 Ohio GOP ticket as well as both of Trump\u2019s previous presidential performances and required a substantial infusion of cash, some of it from the Republican establishment, to win his race. But it is also true that Vance\u2019s Democratic opponent, former Rep. Tim Ryan, an erstwhile aide to the eccentric populist former Rep. Jim Traficant, fought to win a similar constituency. <\/p>\n<p>There is also a risk that the media will be more hostile to Vance than other prospective VP candidates, including the conservative outlets that have tended to oppose Trump. But that hasn\u2019t proven decisive against the top of the ticket, so it may not matter.<\/p>\n<p>Some observers consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump Jr.<\/a>, a Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/12\/donald-trump-jr-maga-kingmaker-2024-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>friend and ally<\/a>, speaking ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a> at the Republican convention to be a positive sign for the Ohioan.<\/p>\n<p>Like Vance, Rubio did not start on good terms with Trump. Endorsed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nikki Haley<\/a> in 2016, \u201cLittle Marco\u201d was the choice of many anti-Trump Republicans in that year\u2019s primaries. But Rubio, who warmed up to Trump, has shifted in a more populist direction on economic policy and hired staffers who reflect that commitment.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/was-russia-collusion-server-data-pushed-in-violation-of-senate-ethics-rules\/\" title=\"Was Russia Collusion Server Data Pushed In Violation of Senate Ethics Rules?\">lingering questions remain<\/a> on immigration (Rubio was a booster of the 2013 Gang of Eight proposal that seriously handicapped his campaign for president three years later) and foreign policy (he has a more interventionist history). Trump Jr. has worried that Rubio is too <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3074350\/donald-trump-jr-warns-marco-rubio-fathers-running-mate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>establishment friendly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Rubio could conceivably be MAGA friendly enough while also retaining some support from Haley voters who have been reluctant to come around to Trump. His appeal to Hispanic voters is also a consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the biggest problem might be technical: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a>\u2019s electors cannot cast votes for two candidates from their state. Trump will likely need Florida\u2019s 30 electoral votes and may be reluctant to switch his primary residency back to New York given the high taxes and legal troubles for both himself and his business. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou do that and it makes it more complicated. There are people that don\u2019t have that complication. Now it\u2019s fairly easily fixed, but you have to do something with delegates or there has to be a resignation,\u201d Trump told Fox News Radio. \u201cSo it\u2019s not like picking some people where it\u2019s very easy, where there is none of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burgum might be the most similar to former Vice President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Mike Pence<\/a>. He looks like someone who could play a president or vice president on TV but won\u2019t upstage the boss. The last time Trump had to make this choice, he picked someone calmer and more conventional than he was. <\/p>\n<p>The North Dakotan wouldn\u2019t have the same draw with evangelicals that Pence had, but he might with Trump-wary GOP donors. Spencer Zwick, for example, was an adviser and finance chairman for Mitt Romney, a business partner of one of Romney\u2019s sons, and a Haley 2024 finance team member. Burgum would reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/09\/doug-burgum-donald-trump-vice-president-mitt-romney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>get him on board<\/a> the Trump train.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said he is worried about the strict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> ban in place in North Dakota. It is also possible that the similarities to Pence are less attractive to him after breaking with his former vice president in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Pence will not endorse Trump for president this year and has stepped up the criticism of his former boss\u2019s conduct on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>At 67, Burgum is also older than Rubio, 53, and Vance, 39. This could be a factor in a race increasingly defined by the 81-year-old incumbent\u2019s age. Trump turned 78 last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that none of these three will be Trump\u2019s VP selection and he will name someone else entirely. Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Scott<\/a> (R-SC) may still be in contention. Tightening polls in New York could pave the way for Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY). Haley, once Trump\u2019s U.N. ambassador, or Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) could be unifying after the primaries. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA) is another potential dark horse. <\/p>\n<p>The wait will soon be over.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701167\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701167\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clock is ticking for Trump to choose his running mate for the 2024 election, with speculation narrowing down to three potential candidates: Sens. 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