A.G. Gancarski
Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald J. Trump has a big decision ahead for his running mate.
One of his staunchest allies in the Sunshine State is urging the former President not to rush it, further advising that the strategy-focused pick he made in 2016 would serve as a functional template for his looming selection.
“I think he should wait and say, ‘Who will help him win the election?’ Because if you don’t win the election, you don’t go,” Sen. Rick Scott said Friday.
Scott lauded the selection of Indiana’s Mike Pence, saying he believed “Pence helped him win the election.”
“Trump needs to take his time and say, ‘OK, let’s look at where where the electorate is right now.’ Who will help him win the election? That’s the most important thing: he’s got to win.” Scott added.
“I couldn’t tell you who it will be because I couldn’t tell you exactly today what issues are gonna be the most important, what state is gonna be the most important to try to make sure he wins. But he made a good decision in ’16. I think he’ll make a good choice this time.”
The Senator made the comments on the “Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show.“
He did not offer any specific recommendations for what is reported to be a wide field of potential running mates during the appearance.
For what it’s worth, Gov. Ron DeSantis (an incredibly unlikely pick given the ongoing back and forth between DeSantis and Trump camps, and the Governor’s own stated disinterest in the role), would be an acceptable choice for 70% of Republican and GOP-leaning voters in a poll released earlier this month. That’s the best number of any option considered.
Meanwhile, March saw some buzz for Sen. Marco Rubio as a Trump running mate. According to NBC News, six people said Rubio was on a list of 15 potential picks, which are expected to be narrowed down by an anticipated June announcement of a running mate.
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has also been said to be in the mix. He said he “could do that job” if tapped.
One strategic complication can be found in the country’s cornerstone legal document: Florida electors couldn’t vote for a President and running mate from their own state, per Article II, Section I, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
55 comments
Larry Gillis, Libertarian (Cape Coral)
April 6, 2024 at 7:18 pm
C’mon, it won’t be anyone from Florida. I know you gotta play the “Florida Angle” whenever it is colorably in play. However, the Constitutional and political realities here are non-negotiable: if his VP is from Florida, they lose.
Look elsewhere. BTW, Senator Scott is right: make the decision as late as possible, because there are still a lot of moving parts that are still moving.
As for me, I’ll be voting Libertarian. Have a nice day.
Earl Pitts "THE NEW MAYOR OF REALVILLE" American
April 6, 2024 at 7:37 pm
Sage Wisdom there Big LAR, ….. NOT!,
Besides disgracing your Country by throwing your vote away to the Libertarian Party that never has and never will win … what is your reason to live here in the USA?
You should move to Europe where dumm@$$ folks like you live.
Good bye Big Lar,
Jump on a plane to France.
We wont miss you. Goodbye Big Lar go over there where folks like you live.
Earl Pitts American
*just in case you want to avoid WWIII, Big Lar, you are welcome to stay here and vote Trump.
Otherwise Buy Bye Euro-Trash Big Lar,
Earl Pitts ” Not Euro-Trash” American
Rick Whitaker
April 6, 2024 at 9:03 pm
larry, why do you purposely throw your vote away. that sounds REAL stupid to me. keep it up, us dems don’t need wackos like you.
MH/Duuuval
April 6, 2024 at 9:10 pm
Thing is, any vote not for Biden helps DJT. Many of us have various libertarian principles, but the election will come down to two. No sense in repeating the Nader fiasco of 2000.
Rick Whitaker
April 6, 2024 at 9:34 pm
MF, if you personally think that larry would EVER vote for a dem, then i will retract my statement. i have read many of his posts and my OPINION is that he is a contrarian and a grievance type, that would never vote for any dem. i could be wrong. maybe you interpret him differently. in fact, i am like you, i wouldn’t reject any vote from anybody for any reason, as long as it was for a dem.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 1:02 am
He’s not throwing his vote away. He’s simply voting his conscience. I know, I know, tolerance, especially religious tolerance, are tenets you do not share with polite society. Do you share other intolerant views?
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 5:08 pm
sally b, your conscience that you go by is based on 2000 year old lies, grow up.
MH/Duuuval
April 9, 2024 at 10:33 am
Operationally, he IS throwing his vote away. Which he is entitled to do, but friends don’t let friends waste a precious gift.
MH/Duuuval
April 6, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Your vote in Nov. 2024: FLUSH
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 12:51 am
Amen! I should’ve known it would be a libertarian who has actually read the Constitution of the United States and likely Federalist Papers, unlike the “overly educated” as opposed to the highly educated.
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 5:20 pm
sally b., ive’ read all that shit years ago, does that make me a libertarian, no. libertarians are monday morning quarterbacks. they are not in the game, yet after the game they tell you what everybody done wrong and what would have been better. just like most every christian i’ve ever known. the federalist papers are part of the smokescreen of maga. christians believe that lying is ok if it makes them look better. are you going to lie to me and tell me that is not true?
Earl Pitts "THE NEW MAYOR OF REALVILLE" American
April 6, 2024 at 8:52 pm
Well now America,
After Blasting Big Lar, because he whizzed me off with his Dum Liberitarian @55 I guess I. Earl Pitts American, should issue some “Sage Wisdom, on the artical itself.
EARL WEIGHS IN:
Rick thinks Don, The Donald, is going to “Take His Sage Time & Pick “Trickster Rickster” over the Sage and Honest and Bold and Good Lookin Ron “The Ronald” DeSantis.
EARL ISSUES HIS COMMENTARY:
HA ha-ha HA ha-ha HA ha-ha HA ha-ha HA ha-ha HA ha-ha ….. and further-more:
HA ha-ha HA ha-ha!!!!!
Thank you America,
EPA
Rick Whitaker
April 6, 2024 at 8:57 pm
CAUTION WACKY TROLL COMMENT BY THE SPHINCTER MAN
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 12:52 am
Are you a sodomite? I’m not judging you if you are. I’m libertarian as to your sexual orientation or in any consensual relationships between consenting adults, as opposed to activists who desire to expose children to pornography or other age-inappropriate material. I oftentimes cannot distinguish between the troll activists of the “overly educated” (in contrast to the highly educated) and the Trump Qanon weirdos. All pigs smell alike to me. LOL
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 4:57 pm
SALLY B, no i’m not, are you a sodomite? you’re using biblical words on me now, you know i know ALL that christian shit is just a dusty pack of lies. all christians are stupid to me. i’m a under educated troll. does that make you feel better? i really think there is no such thing as over education. the more the better. what stings is the saying ” those who can do, and those who can’t, teach “. i prefer a society with more of an eastern slant in where teachers are revered, and merchants are not. trump is a merchant.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 1:04 am
You like that word. Lord knows you employ it often enough.
Hung Wiil
April 7, 2024 at 2:58 pm
Sally,
Rick is no sodomite, but he does have an endless supply of Jergens on hand . . . literally. He is a master debater, and really knows about Jergen off. Good news, it’s consensual.
Marvin M.
April 6, 2024 at 10:43 pm
Well, it ain’t gonna be Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis. I mean, can you imagine the bumper stickers?
TRUMP/BIRDBRAIN 2024
or
TRUMP/MEATBALL 2024
And I agree, it should not be someone from Florida just because of complications. However, I have no doubt that if there is someone from Florida that Trump REALLY REALLY REALLY wants as VP, he will totally name them as running mate and rules/conventions/norms be damned (and probably complain about how unfair it is).
But he’d have to REALLY REALLY REALLY want them as VP and I can’t see that being Byron Donalds or Marco Rubio.
Heck, at this point I’m wondering if he is even going to name a VP running mate at all.
I know, that sounds crazy. But this is Trump we are talking about. Seriously, Scott suggesting Trump put the VP pick off as long as possible only makes me feel this crazy idea is more plausible.
Sadly, I also think he’ll do a slow walk VP announcement just so he can string out the media with endless “Trump VeepStakes” segments, basically ensuring him media time he doesn’t have to pay for.
Marvin M.
April 6, 2024 at 10:57 pm
Hey, apparently my comment is under moderation, not sure why. Here is half of it:
******
Well, it ain’t gonna be Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis. I mean, can you imagine the bumper stickers?
TRUMP/BIRDBRAIN 2024
or
TRUMP/MEATBALL 2024
And I agree, it should not be someone from Florida just because of complications. However, I have no doubt that if there is someone from Florida that Trump REALLY REALLY REALLY wants as VP, he will totally name them as running mate and rules/conventions/norms be damned (and probably complain about how unfair it is).
*****
Marvin M.
April 6, 2024 at 11:02 pm
Here’s the other half of my comment that was held up for moderation (after the ****).
Seriously. They let all the Earl Pitts stuff go through but this gets moderated?
*****
But he’d have to REALLY REALLY REALLY want them as VP and I can’t see that being Byron Donalds or Marco Rubio.
Heck, at this point I’m wondering if he is even going to name a VP running mate at all.
I know, that sounds crazy. But this is Trump we are talking about. Seriously, Scott suggesting Trump put the VP pick off as long as possible only makes me feel this crazy idea is more plausible.
Sadly, I also think he’ll do a slow walk VP announcement just so he can string out the media with endless “Trump VeepStakes” segments, basically ensuring him media time he doesn’t have to pay for.
Earl Pitts "THE NEW MAYOR OF REALVILLE" American
April 7, 2024 at 9:30 am
Inappropriate and comments hurtfull commentary against the Sage Earl Pitts American are seldom tolerated and often result in Earl placeing the commenter under a Painfull Chastizement.
However, Marvin, since you are new here and dont know the rules, I, Earl Pitts American, am being Benelovent and Fair with you by just issueing this warning as to what will and will not be tolerated.
So from now on please show the utmost respect to Earl.
BTW Marv, its OK to trash the other posters ….. so no prob with that.
Thank you Marvin my newest “MEMBER OF THE Earl Pitts American FAN CLUB !!!!
EPA
*FREE BUMPER STICKER*
*EARL PITTS AMERICAN FAN ON BOARD*
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 5:03 pm
WARNING FOOLISH TROLL COMMENT BY THE SPIHINCTER MAN HIMSELF, EARL
Hung Wiil
April 7, 2024 at 2:59 pm
You’re wasting our time.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 12:54 am
I’ll be voting Libertarian in the Presidential election, as I have since 1984.
Earl Pitts "THE NEW MAYOR OF REALVILLE" American
April 7, 2024 at 8:12 am
Thanks Sally B for your natural interest in “All Things Earl”. Its actually America’s “Political Sphincters” that need to be relaxed so our Great Nation can drop the “Death March Democratic Party” by seeing that voting the Trump/DeSantis tickit is the only way forward.
Sally I sense you too should pay heed to Earl’s Sage advice, relax your Political Sphincter, so you can think clearly and support the Trump/DeSantis Tickit so we can “All Live Happliy Ever After”.
America please join me in the celebration of converting Sally B from her former wicked Democratic Candidate Support.
Welcome aboard The Sage Patriot Trump Train Sally B !!!!
Earl Pitts American
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 5:04 pm
CAUTION PIT OF IGNORANCE UP AHEAD
MH/Duuuval
April 7, 2024 at 12:11 pm
Flush!
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 3:09 pm
sally b, somehow i knew that a thoroughly confused person like you would do the wrong thing and not vote for biden. i hope you waste part of your day wasting it on a ? vote. whose business can you stick your nose into? go do that.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 1:48 am
I’m sure all you Democrats love the Broadway musical “Hamilton”, named after President Obama’s favorite Founding Father — Alexander Hamilton; and even if you did not (all so quietly in abject submission to your woke masters), you disengiously virtue-signaled that you did as the “overly educated”, abjectly emasculated Democrats (small D or capital applicable):
“We are a Republican Government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of Democracy.” – Alexander Hamilton
“We are a Republican Government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of Democracy.” – Alexander Hamilton
“It has been observed that a pure democracy, if it were practicable, would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies, in which the people themselves deliberated, never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity.” – Alexander Hamilton in his speech urging the ratification of the Constitution in New York on June 21, 1788
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 3:22 pm
sally b., so you like the federalist type bull and hamilton is one of your heroes. no wonder you are so screwed up. this is 2024 not 1700’s america needs a social democracy really bad, but people like you don’t get it and block or at least clog progress. i know your type you federalist troll.
dont say fla
April 8, 2024 at 9:20 am
Sallyb isnt just highly edumacated
Sallyb is Da Singe-iest
Sally bring da burn!
maybe sallyb gots the balls to the chindrome
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 1:49 am
“We are a Republican Government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of Democracy.” – Alexander Hamilton
“It has been observed that a pure democracy, if it were practicable, would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies, in which the people themselves deliberated, never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity.” – Alexander Hamilton in his speech urging the ratification of the Constitution in New York on June 21, 1788 (Read as much as you can and learn).
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 1:50 am
There are no shortage of meat hooks upon which to hang enemies of our constitutional republic.
MH/Duuuval
April 7, 2024 at 12:13 pm
Obese Trump on a hook sounds like a Francis Bacon painting.
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 3:23 pm
sally b, you are a nut
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 1:53 am
In the words of President Obama’s favorite Founding Father — Alexander Hamilton: We are a Republican Government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of Democracy. It has been observed that a pure democracy, if it were practicable, would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies, in which the people themselves deliberated, never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity. – Alexander Hamilton in his speech urging the ratification of the Constitution in New York on June 21, 1788
MH/Duuuval
April 7, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Lincoln more likely is Obama’s favorite founding father since it took the Civil War to get the ship of state afloat after being ravaged by the slave aristocracy and its allies in the North.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 2:02 am
We are a Republican Government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of Democracy. It has been observed that a pure democracy, if it were practicable, would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies, in which the people themselves deliberated, never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity. – Alexander Hamilton in his speech urging the ratification of the Constitution in New York on June 21, 1788
MH/Duuuval
April 7, 2024 at 12:44 pm
“It has been observed” sounds like Peachy or Pushaw on AI.
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 3:35 pm
sally b., do you think this ancient quote is supposed to move anyone in today’s world. this it’s a modern world capable of much more accountability than in the past. one computer can keep tabs on lots of data that would instantly make things more and more accountable. judging an ancient democracy not able to police itself well enough, and then conflating modern democracies and accountability tools, to that old mess, well, we know what that is. there are harsh words for people like you. i won’t use them on your virgin mary ears.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 2:05 am
I concur with Obama’s favorite Founding Father that we are a republican government, not a democracy, rather a constitutional republic because, in his words, not mine, democracy is the worst form of government, hence, tyranny of the majority.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 2:07 am
Alexander Hamilton in New York City in 1788 in a speech to encourage ratification of the Constitution
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 5:06 pm
SALLY B, you are a nut.
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 2:10 am
Don’t you Democrats love the Tony-award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton? Perhaps you collectivists will one day make a musical or theatrical production to make little Ricky happy (aka, the Emasculated One).
MH/Duuuval
April 8, 2024 at 7:23 pm
Les Mis, theatre maven?
Sally B
April 7, 2024 at 2:15 am
Or the Overly Educated Psuedo-Intellectual. By no means highly educated. Or perhaps the Troll Who Becomes the Trolled. LOL. Are you enjoying him as I am and shall continue to do unrelentingly? Everyone needs a hobby. He’s mine or she, hence, the Emasculated One.
MH/Duuuval
April 7, 2024 at 12:16 pm
Your stilted syntax suggests that you reside in the PRC or work for them. Which is it, comrade?
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 4:20 pm
MH, that is a good point. sally b. is so stupid, she can’t be real.
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 4:16 pm
sally b, that ploy is about as lame as you are. don’t you think that with all the combined wisdom of going to many schools and running a successful business for 30 years, and raising 8 kids, that i can’t see through a sarcastic rant like that? the emasculated one, is that what you come up with, LOL. the christian world in general has not, is not, and will never treat women with equality. that is one of the issues i have with religion, they are bigoted against women and other things. it’s baked into their belief, so they, like you, don’t see it. calling me a pseudo- intellectual is funny. that says to me, the idiot, that you think you are WAY smarter than me. you, being a christian, i know better, you’ve got a huge hole in your intellect that you manage to work around or ignore. that hole is excepting christianity as some kind of truth that it is not. that’s your burden to bear, don’t criticize me for NOT having that burden on me. what grade level do you or did you teach on? i worked as a teaching aid for 2 years, but that was in the early 80’s i taught adult education classes for GED preparation. i enjoyed it but i went a different direction after that. are you a PHD? i didn’t get to that level because i went in many different ways with my study. i’m glad i did because many of my PHD level friends aren’t doing too well at an older age. being diversified and eclectic has served me well. my business experience was helped by my diversity. i CHOOSE to not care about grammar rules and punctuation, so people like you judge me as not being so bright by doing so. i know this, when you criticize a christian, they blow up and act strange and commonly lie about it. conflation and what – about – ism is usually what follows. there is one word you used in a post that told me just who you are. you said the word woke in a negative context. that tells me you have no clue, and you are NOT too smart in the long run.
Ocean Joe
April 7, 2024 at 7:49 am
Great comments, good to see the libertarians (both of them) out in force. Biden is lousy but his policies on the environment, bringing the chip makers back to the US, maintaining the bonds with our allies built after WW2, taxing on billionaires, making drugs affordable, are good while suffering from inflation and mismanagement at the border not so much. Trading that for chaos, isolationism and nonsense doesn’t make sense.
Demonizing immigrants and blaming others is standard Republican fare these days, the law and order party thinks Jan 6 was no big deal and the party of fiscal responsibility outspends even the Democrats.
It doesnt matter which rotten apple Trump pulls out of the barrel, if they win America loses.
And Larry and Sally can vote however they want.
MH/Duuuval
April 7, 2024 at 12:17 pm
I have a feeling that Sally is not a citizen much less residing in the USA.
MH/Duuuval
April 7, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Or, we have just been treated to a demonstration of AI in the hands of a MAGA.
Rick Whitaker
April 7, 2024 at 4:17 pm
OJ, well said
arizona
April 8, 2024 at 9:58 am
PRESS *EJECT*
ARIZONA
April 8, 2024 at 10:34 am
lol, lemme take a wild guess
end of august?
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