JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The race to determine who will be Donald Trump’s running mate is heating up as the former president says he has “sort of a pretty good idea” who he’ll pick.
While the actual choice remains a mystery, some insiders say a Rust Belt Republican is the best choice.
They believe Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance may be the one to flip votes away from President Joe Biden in key battleground states, including the Rust Belt, where Biden needs to win voter support if he’s going to be re-elected.
But what about Florida Sen. Marco Rubio? Interesting question here. Could the one-time rival be the V.P. choice? Can he and Trump run on the same ticket? The 12th Amendment may prove to be a headache when it comes to a Trump-Rubio ticket because both are Florida residents, and the amendment stipulates that electors can’t vote for presidential and vice-presidential candidates who both reside in the elector’s state — at least one of them must live in another state.
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Also, a recent poll about Florida’s Senate race appears to show Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is giving Republican incumbent Sen. Rick Scott a run for his money. She maintains Scott is vulnerable and paints him as the “poster child of extremism.” How vulnerable is the incumbent? While Mucarsel-Powell is emboldened by the latest polling, others are casting doubt on the results.
And, of course, there’s the upcoming Biden-Trump debate. Attempts are being made to keep things civil. There won’t be a crowd. There will be mute buttons for the mics.
Remember the first debate of 2020? It was openly hostile with then-President Trump repeatedly interrupting Biden, and Biden retorting, “Will you shut up man?”
Only time will tell if the rules and protocols in place will be enough to keep things from happening like that again.