14 Republicans Trump Could Pick as 2024 Running Mate

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14 Republicans Trump Could Pick as 2024 Running Mate

Matthew Boyle 3 Jul 2023 Washington, DC

As former President Donald Trump continues to handily lead his rivals in polling half a year out from voting beginning in Iowa with its famed caucuses in January, a second race is emerging among Republicans both in the 2024 presidential field and outside it. The mad dash for who will be the eventual nominee’s running mate, the next possible vice president of the United States, is well underway in GOP circles as several top Republicans vie for Trump’s consideration for the important post should the former president win the chance to represent the party yet again at the top of the ticket.

Trump’s recent indictments, both in Manhattan and by the Justice Department, seem to have only strengthened his position politically among Republicans in recent polling. In an eventual running mate, should he make it to that point, he would obviously be looking for someone who would effectively back him and fight back against them. But a running mate selection is so much more than that, too. It is picking your possible successor, and it is picking a partner in politics both on the campaign trail and assuming you win in governing.

While Trump still has months ahead of him in the race, and still faces a challenge from several other presidential contenders on the GOP side, the recent struggles of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have many Republicans already angling for the vice presidency job should Trump hang on–and should DeSantis and everyone else not get it together. With DeSantis’s own team now publicly admitting he might not win–Never Back Down adviser Steve Cortes admitted DeSantis trails Trump significantly and that Trump may very will win the nomination, per a Politico report, on a Twitter Spaces meeting this weekend — Republicans are sure to intensify the angling for the second spot on the ticket behind Trump.

The ever-growing list of possible vice-presidential candidates — some openly welcome the consideration or buzz, and others shun it — also helps Trump fuel intrigue that keeps him dominating the conversation and boxing out competitors. So, without further ado, in no particular order, here are a list of 14 Republicans who could possibly be up to the role of serving as Trump’s vice-presidential candidate in 2024 should everything fall into place as expected. Fair warning: This list is by no means comprehensive, and it is certainly possible that Trump could pick someone else — or he could pick from this list — or Trump could end up faltering and someone else wins the nomination. But, based on conversations with dozens of Republicans the past few weeks, this list is a pretty good indication of where things stand heading into Independence Day the year before the 2024 presidential election. Some of these people, even if they do not make the vice-presidential cut, could also emerge in various cabinet-level positions in a second Trump term too.

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[Wingnut]

He will pick the best.  So he say's.  But he will not get a chance.  Only a fool would hit his/her wagon to the Donner Pass candidate.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

He will pick the best.  So he say's.  But he will not get a chance.  Only a fool would hit his/her wagon to the Donner Pass candidate.

The best candidate would be someone with nothing to lose, and whose future would be dependent on Trump anyway.  Kari Lake really would be ideal from that perspective.

If he takes somebody who already has a promising political career of their own, I wouldn't be shocked if that person turned on him if things got dicey.

[libertybele]

He will pick the best.  So he say's.  But he will not get a chance.  Only a fool would hit his/her wagon to the Donner Pass candidate.

With that being stated, I think he'd pick Haley.

[Hoodat]

He will pick the best.  So he say's.

He will pick whoever Ronna McDaniel tells him to pick.  Just like he did for Priebus back in 2016.  Trump probably didn't even know who Mike Pence was when he named him as his VP candidate.  Good thing too, since there was very little chance of the GOP picking up Indiana's electoral votes without him.

/sarc

[Hoodat]

With that being stated, I think he'd pick Haley.

Not a chance.

[Kamaji]

He'll pick another milquetoast Pence type.  Someone who doesn't threaten his delicate little, childish ego.

[ScottinVA]

It doesn’t matter who Trump picks as a running mate, because the polling winds will shift hard against him after the nomination.  He’s not going to win next November.

[ScottinVA]

The best candidate would be someone with nothing to lose, and whose future would be dependent on Trump anyway.  Kari Lake really would be ideal from that perspective.

If he takes somebody who already has a promising political career of their own, I wouldn't be shocked if that person turned on him if things got dicey.

I agree… Kari Lake would be proud to go down in flames in defeat for Trump.

[massadvj]

If Trump wins the primary his running mate will be Tim Scott. You heard it here first.

[Kamaji]

If Trump wins the primary his running mate will be Tim Scott. You heard it here first.

Too dangerous to Trump's ego.

[massadvj]

Too dangerous to Trump's ego.

Trump loves it when people who were against him join his crusade. But then he trashes them and makes them permanent enemies when they disagree with him on some little thing. Dealing with the man is like swallowing a diamond. When all is said and done there is a bunch of sh*t everywhere, but the diamond always comes out intact.

He was like that in business as well as politics.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The biggest risk for Trump in selecting a VP is that the person would turn on him if he did something with which they disagreed while in office.  He needs someone so tied to him that they can't do that.

[Kamaji]

The biggest risk for Trump in selecting a VP is that the person would turn on him if he did something with which they disagreed while in office.  He needs someone so tied to him that they can't do that.

Tied to him, or complacent and passive enough.

[Bigun]

If Trump wins the primary his running mate will be Tim Scott. You heard it here first.

Doesn't matter who his running mate is as the same exact methods that installed Biden in 2020 will be used to install him, or whoever gets picked to replace him, again in 2024. @massadvj

[massadvj]

Doesn't matter who his running mate is as the same exact methods that installed Biden in 2020 will be used to install him, or whoever gets picked to replace him, again in 2024. @massadvj

Indeed. Except there will be maybe a little less shenanigans because COVID is over and many states have gone back to election day voting.  But you can still control any federal election if you control Philadelphia, Madison, Clark County, Fulton County and Maricopa County. The Dems have a stranglehold in all of these places. Every one of them will hold their count until they know how many votes are needed to win the state, and then -- voila -- votes appear like magic.

[Bigun]

Indeed. Except there will be maybe a little less shenanigans because COVID is over and many states have gone back to election day voting.  But you can still control any federal election if you control Philadelphia, Madison, Clark County, Fulton County and Maricopa County. The Dems have a stranglehold in all of these places. Every one of them will hold their count until they know how many votes are needed to win the state, and then -- voila -- votes appear like magic.

  Exactly so! Even if they have to truck 200K preprinted ballots into Philly from NY just like they did in 2020.

[jmyrlefuller]

Elise Stefanik will be it.

[Fishrrman]

The list (my comments added in brackets):

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) [NO. Choosing a black will not help the ticket, particularly after the Students for Fair Admissions case. We just got rid of AA, we don't need it for presidential candidates]
House GOP Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
J.D. Vance [might be a little too soon for Mr. Vance]
Vivek Ramaswamy
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)  [NO. Another token black]
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem  [If it's going to be someone with ladyparts, she's probably a decent choice, although Sarah Huckabee Sanders might be even better]
Mike Pence  [is this a joke...??]
Kari Lake  [there goes another loser]
Ric Grenell [who...?]
Dr. Ben Carson  [A great doctor, but no elective history and I don't trust his "racial judgement"... meaning he would "go wobbly" when the chips are down]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Nikki Haley  [No, no NO Nikki !!]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) [I'm not in favor of ANY woman in this job, sorry ladies]
John Ratcliffe [another total unknown]