Some Republicans in Congress have called on Trump to choose Nikki Haley, Tim Scott or Marco Rubio as his vice presidential running mate.
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Donald Trump got clear advice from a significant number of Hill Republicans and even some MAGA loyalists: Choose a running mate who can appeal to more wary center-right Republican voters.
Some of them even want him to consider a rival he has publicly ruled out, Nikki Haley, who recently revealed she would vote for him. If Haley fails to pull off an unlikely comeback, many Republican lawmakers would like to see Trump choose one of two other former opponents with the same appeal outside of MAGA: Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) .) or Marco Rubio.
Republicans argue that people are still voting for Haley, so Trump should choose her. The problem is that about 20% of Republicans voted for Haley because they didn’t like Trump. Nikki Haley does not have a large following within the Republican Party. Haley is a protest vote. If Carrot ran against Trump, Carrot would receive about 20% of the Republican primary vote.
Neither Haley, nor Scott, nor Rubio can make Trump acceptable to a majority of the country. Congressional Republicans have learned less than anything, which is why they are repeating the same mistakes they have made for years that could cost them the November election.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press corps and a congressional reporter for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a BA in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, particularly social reform movements.
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