To me Rice would be a slam dunk, as she is the former Secretary of State, (before Hilary Clinton), National Security Advisor & a Russian intelligence guru.  {Plus she always said she wishes she could be the NFL Commish, so she's got that going for her}.  By having her it would weaken Hilary & the Dems chant of him being a sexist or racist (their go to cards with all GOP candidates) & weaken him not having foreign affairs experience. She makes the most sense but has said that she didn't want to run for office in the past.

 

I love Dr. Ben Carson and wouldn't be upset with the pick, but the only problem with him is his lack of political experience & that he's too nice during debates.  That being said he was always friendly with Trump and they almost seemed early on to have made a deal for VP for each other.

 

The problem with Ted Cruz is how badly they both talked about each other, but he did win most of the west & Maine (still scratching my head on that one).  He has senate experience and had a lot of the same views as Donald Trump.  If he gives up all his delegates on the first vote it will be a huge land slide in the first  vote.  The problem besides the divided sides among both supporters is that Donald might win his voters despite the rhetoric as time passes in this election.  The other problem is his Canadian birth, the Donald said that the other side could sue over it.. how does he back peddle if he picks him as a VP?

 

The problem with Macro Rubio is the same as above between the campaign negativity as both fought to defeat the Donald, but he is very favorable among the Hispanics which the Donald could use help with in the general election.  The problem with that is Rubio partly lost because of his flip flop on the immigration issues which is the Donalds strongest issues beside trade wars.  He is also seen as establishment.  I would not want this option the most, as I really don't like or trust Rubio.  The other problem is Rubio said he retired from politics, which the left would say is a lie & that he's a quitter, etc.

 

It makes a lot of sense going with Kasich in that he is very favorable among Democrats & Independents but a lot of the people that would vote for Kasich over Hilary will probably vote for Hilary over Donald despite Kasich being the VP.  He brings economy and experience to the equation but most feel the Donald will be better at the economy & don't trust Kasich because of being seen as an insider.  On the plus side Kasich really hasn't said anything overly negative about Trump and it wouldn't be so crazy for Donald to pick him.

 

We can rule out Lindsey Graham as simply laughable.  He has done everything he could possible to defeat Trump and failed miserably as he did in debates.

 

In regards to Sarah Palin, while she has endorsed him many felt that she was the reason McCain lost & I doubt he would pick her.

 

I would've thought that Rudy Giuliani would be high on the list but he didn't want to officially endorse Trump because he didn't want to campaign for him even though he would vote for him.  Makes me think that he would decline the offer.

 

I wonder if Scott Brown Senator of Massachusetts would be considered for the younger good looking vote (I dont think he is but he was voted that by Cosmopolitan magazine-who still reads that anyways).  Much like President Bush (sr) had done with his VP because of his fear of his age being a negative & sex appeal.  I think its a silly reason to pick a VP, but could actually win him some women votes.

 

Admiral John Richardson Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) 55, hails from Petersburg, Virginia. He graduated with a degree in physics from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982. Richardson also holds master's degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the National War College.


 

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