Inside Donald Trump's 'Apprentice-style' search for a running mate
Mar 31, 2024 View Original Article
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|---|---|---|
| "Scott is making fundraising calls at the Trump campaign's request and will attend rallies and fundraising events when asked, including appearing with Trump, Burgum and former GOP primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy next weekend at a big fundraiser in Palm Beach." | Positive | 50% Conservative |
| "Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump will choose the best possible person for the job and someone who will fight for America First values." | Positive | 46% Conservative |
| "Susie Wiles, a top adviser to Trump, is leading a close-to-the-vest process of narrowing a list of around a dozen lawmakers and other Republican personalities under consideration, according to multiple people familiar with the process." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "She added that when Trump is thinking about vice president he is also considering people for other top positions in a potential administration: The VP is the most important decision, but he is widely focused on persoel all around." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "But Trump is also sensitive to electoral needs, and part of the consideration is having someone who can help expand his appeal in November." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Trump, despite saying he doesn't think the vice president matters all that much, regularly asks guests at his Mar-a-Lago club for their opinion on different options and, with a flair for suspense, teases his choices in private meetings and media interviews." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Trump seems to relish the guessing game -- which has been going on since he aounced his third White House bid in November 2022, but has intensified since he clinched the nomination in March." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "When people didn't know Trump beyond sort of the TV personality or the business guy, you needed a little more balance." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "And beyond helping Trump in 2024, the next vice presidential nominee may also have a leg up in who Republicans nominate in 2028." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Still, in a sign of his vacillation, Trump spoke positively about Scott as recently as last week, according to a person familiar with a private conversation with the former president." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "This person will not only be one heartbeat away from the presidency during President Trump's next term, but will likely be our nominee in '28 and serve as president for the next eight years following President Trump's term, said Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who speaks to Trump regularly." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Trump will be preoccupied with court appearances for a month this spring." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Specifically, she said Trump should select someone who can speak about abortion with conviction and compassion and articulate what it means to be a pro-life Republican versus pro-choice Democrat in 2024." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Donalds, the Florida representative, and Gabbard, the former Hawaii representative, among others, are also being considered or have been floated by Trump." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Trump is expected to make his decision before the Republican nominating convention in July." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Scott, for example, talks with Trump by call or text message nearly weekly, according to a person with knowledge of their relationship and granted anonymity to speak freely." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Britt, for one, had a widely paed State of the Union rebuttal, Noem just made a strange advertisement for veneers, and several hopefuls have come across to Trump as too eager, according to two people close to Trump." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "In 2016, Trump selected Pence to give him conservative bona fides and deliver evangelical voters." | Negative | -74% Liberal |
| "Kellyae Conway, the former senior counselor to Trump in the White House, suggested Trump should choose someone who can help him win and govern, and not be a distraction as he tries to expand his reach to minority voters, women and political independents." | Negative | -76% Liberal |
| "Unlike the Democrats who are stuck with a wildly unpopular president and vice president, Trump has an embarrassment of riches in terms of who he can choose, Conway said in an interview." | Negative | -82% Liberal |
| "Scott is making fundraising calls at the Trump campaign's request and will attend rallies and fundraising events when asked, including appearing with Trump, Burgum and former GOP primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy next weekend at a big fundraiser in Palm Beach." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "Scott is making fundraising calls at the Trump campaign's request and will attend rallies and fundraising events when asked, including appearing with Trump, Burgum and former GOP primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy next weekend at a big fundraiser in Palm Beach." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "Scott is making fundraising calls at the Trump campaign's request and will attend rallies and fundraising events when asked, including appearing with Trump, Burgum and former GOP primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy next weekend at a big fundraiser in Palm Beach." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "Scott is making fundraising calls at the Trump campaign's request and will attend rallies and fundraising events when asked, including appearing with Trump, Burgum and former GOP primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy next weekend at a big fundraiser in Palm Beach." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump will choose the best possible person for the job and someone who will fight for America First values." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump will choose the best possible person for the job and someone who will fight for America First values." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Susie Wiles, a top adviser to Trump, is leading a close-to-the-vest process of narrowing a list of around a dozen lawmakers and other Republican personalities under consideration, according to multiple people familiar with the process." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "He'll ask you about people, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), said in an interview." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "She added that when Trump is thinking about vice president he is also considering people for other top positions in a potential administration: The VP is the most important decision, but he is widely focused on persoel all around." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "But Trump is also sensitive to electoral needs, and part of the consideration is having someone who can help expand his appeal in November." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Trump, despite saying he doesn't think the vice president matters all that much, regularly asks guests at his Mar-a-Lago club for their opinion on different options and, with a flair for suspense, teases his choices in private meetings and media interviews." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Trump seems to relish the guessing game -- which has been going on since he aounced his third White House bid in November 2022, but has intensified since he clinched the nomination in March." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "One contender Trump has viewed in that light is Vance, whom he called a fighter at a rally earlier this month." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "One contender Trump has viewed in that light is Vance, whom he called a fighter at a rally earlier this month." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "I would be interested in doing it if he asked me, but he also hasn't asked me, Vance said in an interview." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "But it includes Sens. Scott of South Carolina, Vance of Ohio, Katie Britt of Alabama and Marco Rubio of Florida, as well as Govs." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "But it includes Sens. Scott of South Carolina, Vance of Ohio, Katie Britt of Alabama and Marco Rubio of Florida, as well as Govs." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "When people didn't know Trump beyond sort of the TV personality or the business guy, you needed a little more balance." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "I talk to the former president, but I know that he's going to make a choice about his Cabinet and about who's vice president at the time of his choosing, Burgum said, adding that his name has come up for about a half a dozen different Cabinet positions." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Meanwhile, Trump's campaign has turned the ruing mate selection process into a vehicle for their fundraising emails." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Donald Trump's aides are vetting potential vice presidential candidates at Mar-a-Lago as the former president floats an expansive list of names in private conversations." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "And beyond helping Trump in 2024, the next vice presidential nominee may also have a leg up in who Republicans nominate in 2028." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Former first lady Melania Trump, who influenced Trump's decision to select Mike Pence in 2016, has been kept apprised." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Former first lady Melania Trump, who influenced Trump's decision to select Mike Pence in 2016, has been kept apprised." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "And Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. said he speaks with his father frequently about who is in contention." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a fighter." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Still, in a sign of his vacillation, Trump spoke positively about Scott as recently as last week, according to a person familiar with a private conversation with the former president." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Still, in a sign of his vacillation, Trump spoke positively about Scott as recently as last week, according to a person familiar with a private conversation with the former president." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Burgum, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination, recently traveled to Nevada as a Trump campaign surrogate to speak to Clark County Republicans." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "This person will not only be one heartbeat away from the presidency during President Trump's next term, but will likely be our nominee in '28 and serve as president for the next eight years following President Trump's term, said Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who speaks to Trump regularly." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "This person will not only be one heartbeat away from the presidency during President Trump's next term, but will likely be our nominee in '28 and serve as president for the next eight years following President Trump's term, said Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who speaks to Trump regularly." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "This person will not only be one heartbeat away from the presidency during President Trump's next term, but will likely be our nominee in '28 and serve as president for the next eight years following President Trump's term, said Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who speaks to Trump regularly." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "This person will not only be one heartbeat away from the presidency during President Trump's next term, but will likely be our nominee in '28 and serve as president for the next eight years following President Trump's term, said Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who speaks to Trump regularly." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump will be preoccupied with court appearances for a month this spring." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "A spokesperson for Scott declined to comment." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The senator cautioned that those names being promoted by Trump allies or political consultants should be treated skeptically." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "One Republican strategist close to Trump's campaign said each candidate comes with their own set of baggage: There's no one that checks every single box that they're looking for." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "As they say, VP picks can hurt you, they rarely help you, Romney said." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "He's going to draw this out 'Apprentice'-style, said one person close to the Trump campaign who was granted anonymity to speak freely." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Tuberville echoed Trump's own advisers, who have expressed aoyance at some of the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of consultants." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Tuberville echoed Trump's own advisers, who have expressed aoyance at some of the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of consultants." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Specifically, she said Trump should select someone who can speak about abortion with conviction and compassion and articulate what it means to be a pro-life Republican versus pro-choice Democrat in 2024." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "And I think that made a lot of sense with Mike Pence at the time, Trump Jr. told POLITICO at a rally for Senate candidate Jim Banks in Indiana." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "And I think that made a lot of sense with Mike Pence at the time, Trump Jr. told POLITICO at a rally for Senate candidate Jim Banks in Indiana." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Donalds, the Florida representative, and Gabbard, the former Hawaii representative, among others, are also being considered or have been floated by Trump." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Donalds, the Florida representative, and Gabbard, the former Hawaii representative, among others, are also being considered or have been floated by Trump." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Trump is expected to make his decision before the Republican nominating convention in July." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "He spoke highly of Stefanik and Gabbard, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation and granted anonymity to speak freely." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "He spoke highly of Stefanik and Gabbard, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation and granted anonymity to speak freely." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "And he was dismissive of Scott, suggesting the senator may not be up to the job of being president, if needed." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Scott, for example, talks with Trump by call or text message nearly weekly, according to a person with knowledge of their relationship and granted anonymity to speak freely." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Scott, for example, talks with Trump by call or text message nearly weekly, according to a person with knowledge of their relationship and granted anonymity to speak freely." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Mitt Romney, who ran for president in 2012, seemed to agree with Trump's skepticism, saying in an interview, generally vice president picks make no difference in an election." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "Mitt Romney, who ran for president in 2012, seemed to agree with Trump's skepticism, saying in an interview, generally vice president picks make no difference in an election." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "Britt, for one, had a widely paed State of the Union rebuttal, Noem just made a strange advertisement for veneers, and several hopefuls have come across to Trump as too eager, according to two people close to Trump." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Noem of South Dakota, Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas and Doug Burgum of North Dakota." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "Noem of South Dakota, Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas and Doug Burgum of North Dakota." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "Noem of South Dakota, Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas and Doug Burgum of North Dakota." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "He implicitly criticized Trump's former vice president, Pence, who declined to support efforts to overturn the 2020 election." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "He implicitly criticized Trump's former vice president, Pence, who declined to support efforts to overturn the 2020 election." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "In 2016, Trump selected Pence to give him conservative bona fides and deliver evangelical voters." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "In 2016, Trump selected Pence to give him conservative bona fides and deliver evangelical voters." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Kellyae Conway, the former senior counselor to Trump in the White House, suggested Trump should choose someone who can help him win and govern, and not be a distraction as he tries to expand his reach to minority voters, women and political independents." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Kellyae Conway, the former senior counselor to Trump in the White House, suggested Trump should choose someone who can help him win and govern, and not be a distraction as he tries to expand his reach to minority voters, women and political independents." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Kellyae Conway, the former senior counselor to Trump in the White House, suggested Trump should choose someone who can help him win and govern, and not be a distraction as he tries to expand his reach to minority voters, women and political independents." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Unlike the Democrats who are stuck with a wildly unpopular president and vice president, Trump has an embarrassment of riches in terms of who he can choose, Conway said in an interview." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
| "Unlike the Democrats who are stuck with a wildly unpopular president and vice president, Trump has an embarrassment of riches in terms of who he can choose, Conway said in an interview." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
75% : Scott is making fundraising calls at the Trump campaign's request and will attend rallies and fundraising events when asked, including appearing with Trump, Burgum and former GOP primary rival Vivek Ramaswamy next weekend at a big fundraiser in Palm Beach.73% : Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump "will choose the best possible person for the job and someone who will fight for America First values.
57% : Susie Wiles, a top adviser to Trump, is leading a close-to-the-vest process of narrowing a list of around a dozen lawmakers and other Republican personalities under consideration, according to multiple people familiar with the process.
54% : She added that when Trump is thinking about vice president he is also considering people for other top positions in a potential administration: "The VP is the most important decision, but he is widely focused on personnel all around."
53% : But Trump is also sensitive to electoral needs, and part of the consideration is having someone who can help expand his appeal in November.
52% : "Trump, despite saying he doesn't think the vice president matters all that much, regularly asks guests at his Mar-a-Lago club for their opinion on different options and, with a flair for suspense, teases his choices in private meetings and media interviews.
52% : Trump seems to relish the guessing game -- which has been going on since he announced his third White House bid in November 2022, but has intensified since he clinched the nomination in March.
50% : "When people didn't know Trump beyond sort of the TV personality or the business guy, you needed a little more balance.
45% : And beyond helping Trump in 2024, the next vice presidential nominee may also have a leg up in who Republicans nominate in 2028.
43% : While who is up or down seemingly changes by the minute, the list has included everyone from Tim Scott and Kristi Noem to Byron Donalds, Elise Stefanik, Tulsi Gabbard and J.D. Vance, whom Trump has called a "fighter.
43% : Still, in a sign of his vacillation, Trump spoke positively about Scott as recently as last week, according to a person familiar with a private conversation with the former president.
43% : "This person will not only be one heartbeat away from the presidency during President Trump's next term, but will likely be our nominee in '28 and serve as president for the next eight years following President Trump's term," said Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who speaks to Trump regularly.
42% : Trump will be preoccupied with court appearances for a month this spring.
37% : Specifically, she said Trump should select someone who can speak about abortion with "conviction and compassion" and articulate what it means to be a "pro-life Republican" versus "pro-choice Democrat" in 2024.
35% : Donalds, the Florida representative, and Gabbard, the former Hawaii representative, among others, are also being considered or have been floated by Trump.
34% : "Trump is expected to make his decision before the Republican nominating convention in July.
30% : Scott, for example, talks with Trump by call or text message nearly weekly, according to a person with knowledge of their relationship and granted anonymity to speak freely.
27% : Britt, for one, had a widely panned State of the Union rebuttal, Noem just made a strange advertisement for veneers, and several hopefuls have come across to Trump as too eager, according to two people close to Trump.
13% : In 2016, Trump selected Pence to give him conservative bona fides and deliver evangelical voters.
12% : Kellyanne Conway, the former senior counselor to Trump in the White House, suggested Trump should choose someone who can help him win and govern, and not be a distraction as he tries to expand his reach to minority voters, women and political independents.
9% : "Unlike the Democrats who are stuck with a wildly unpopular president and vice president, Trump has an embarrassment of riches in terms of who he can choose," Conway said in an interview.
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