I very much like Ben Carson, but he's yet another septuagenarian. That's a 'no' for me, Dawg.
But, WHY?
Ben Carson was one of the world's leading neorosurgeons-- a literal brain surgeon. He is very into physical fitness. If you watch and listen to his RECENT interviews, he speaks fluidly, eloquently, never lost for words or stammering or checking notes. He ran HUD during Trumps' term, turning it around 180 degrees so that it was rated by government watchdogs as being the leanest, meanest most bang-for-the-buck cabinet agency in existence. He is truly CONSERVATIVE (and seriously Christian). Also highly knowledgeable concerning History and the Constitution (Trump's weak points, grrrr).
He was my first pick in 2016, and still would be excellent today.
And then the pragmatic side: Polly, don't you want to watch the Demoncrats try to make people people hate, oppose, a highly-intelligent, accomplished, soft-spoken black man who earned all his success BEFORE affirmative action and DEI?
BONUS: would gladly defer to De Santis in 2028, IF he in any way felt himself too old to handle 8 years of the Presidency. He is not a power-hungry guy. Never has been. Ran for Pres only because Obama had him so upset.
Who are you rooting for as VP, then? I'm MAGA, but also love De Santis (he has proven his sincerity as an American-firster endlessly). Yet De Santis seems to have decided NOT to be VP, at this point.