http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/286286-decision-time-for-trump-on-vp By Jonathan Easley - 07/05/16 06:00 AM EDT
It’s decision time for Donald Trump and for the potential vice presidential candidates considering whether to hitch their political futures to his renegade campaign.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has said he plans to announce his running mate at the GOP convention in Cleveland later this month. It would be the first time in nearly 20 years that a vice president was unveiled in the middle of a convention.
That gives Trump at most about two weeks to wrap-up the vetting process, secure his candidate, and become comfortable with a running mate who is about to have his or her life upended by the most volatile presidential election in modern times.
The media frenzy surrounding Trump’s VP selection will reach a fever pitch if he makes the announcement inside of the Quicken Loans Arena in a made-for-TV spectacle along the lines of one of his beauty pageants or reality television shows.
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