A.G. Gancarski
Could Florida’s senior Senator abandon Sunshine State voters to be Donald Trump’s running mate?
That’s a possibility according to Bloomberg, given that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will be one of several names being tested at a donor retreat at the Four Seasons in Palm Beach, where Trump will be “parading the top contenders for the slot in front of rich benefactors this weekend.”
Rubio is one of four names cited, and the only Floridian. Ohio Sen. JD Vance, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott are also apparently in the mix.
Rubio had previously tamped down on the talk when it surfaced in March, amid an NBC News report that he was one of 15 people under consideration.
“I have never spoken either to President Trump or anybody on his campaign about this or anybody else that they’re considering for Vice President,” Rubio told Glenn Beck.
The Senator talked about his “six-year contract” in the Senate before reiterating his claim back then.
“Like I said, I’ve never talked to them about it. What I do know is that unlike the Democrats, the (former) President will have a lot of good options available to him and I’m confident he’s going to make the perfect and right choice. But I’ve never talked to them about it.”
One complication if Rubio is the selection: Florida electors couldn’t vote for a President and VP from their own state, as stipulated by Article II, Section I, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
Thus, he possibly would have to relocate, like Richard Cheney did in 2000, if chosen as the former President’s VP pick.
12 comments
Michael K
May 2, 2024 at 4:38 pm
Lil’ Marco? They might want to check with the 12th Amendment to the Constitution.
Oh wait, I forgot: The Constitution means nothing to the Trump cult.
tim
May 3, 2024 at 9:22 am
👎👎
Dont Say FLA
May 2, 2024 at 7:07 pm
Will need to see Little Marco’s birth certificate. Long form, of course.
MH/Duuuval
May 2, 2024 at 7:16 pm
JD Vance has abased himself more than any hillbilly — dead or alive — could stomach, and is therefore the obvious choice among the four.
MarvinM
May 2, 2024 at 7:16 pm
“One complication if Rubio is the selection: Florida electors couldn’t vote for a President and VP from their own state, as stipulated by Article II, Section I, Clause 3 of the Constitution.
Thus, he possibly would have to relocate, like Richard Cheney did in 2000, if chosen as the former President’s VP pick.”
Yeah, I don’t believe for one minute if Trump really wanted Rubio or DeSantis for VP that he wouldn’t just do it and dare anybody to stop him.
Besides, Trump should be the one to have to move, he already has another home in New York and no kids in school (K-12) rather than inconvenience Rubio and his family with major upsetting (right before they would all move to D.C.?).
But Trump only cares about Trump.
I don’t actually think he’ll pick either one, but he sure will tease them with it, make ’em dance and squirm and say “Yes, sir, you’re right sir”. He’ll extract whatever he can out of them and toss them away like yesterday’s KFC containers.
And they both have to be smart enough to at least know that.
If not, we really do elect idiots here in Florida.
MH/Duuuval
May 2, 2024 at 8:34 pm
Yeah, but downing two MAGA birds with one election in Nov. is appealing.
Tom
May 3, 2024 at 7:19 am
They keep floating the same nonsense about a VP from Florida. If it were anyone else, risking the loss of your electoral college seats might be doable but this one is too close to call at the moment and trump is a lame duck day one so the VP pick is kind of important.
tim
May 3, 2024 at 9:27 am
Trump should shut the naysayers up and pick Tim Scott.
Dont Say FLA
May 3, 2024 at 1:49 pm
Trump’s VP problem is that nobody in their right mind would be his VP. That leaves Marjorie Taylor Green and Kristi “Puppy Killer” Noem as his potential running mates. Everyone else will decline in the hopes of keeping their own head attached to the rest of their own body.
Ocean Joe
May 3, 2024 at 5:04 pm
Which Republican suck up is in their ‘right mind’?
Puh-leeze
May 5, 2024 at 11:37 pm
The Cheney example is beyond specious. He was not a sitting senator from Texas when he changed his residency to Wyoming. Rubio will not resign his senate seat to allow Florida electors to vote for him.
Ron Forrest Ron
May 6, 2024 at 10:31 am
The VP Apprentice will be a farting contest. I wonder which qualities will win? Will “Smells worse than Trump” be the winner? Or can the Donzzzzzz not be upstaged and “Smell less bad Trump” takes the VP slot?
Louder than Trump? Quieter than Trump?
Will dry win? Or wet like Trump?
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