Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Trende Picks Rubio

One of my favorite political analysts, the felicitously named Sean Trende, writes for RealClearPolitics. Today he looks at 10 of those being talked about as Trump's VP pick, and ranks them as he sees what they'd bring to the ticket.

I won't recap his entire list of 10, but  his top four are Sen. Marco Rubio, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Trende makes much of Rubio's ability to pull in Hispanic votes, writing:

Rubio makes so much sense. He takes Florida off the board (to the extent that it isn’t already) and probably ices Nevada and Arizona as well. He might put New Mexico into play.

The way things are going, Trump may not announce his pick until the convention. It's The Apprentice all over again, playing out the suspense for all it's worth.