Trump Holds Rally in Florida as Running Mate Suspense Builds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday evening, Trump was asked whether Rubio, Vance, and Burgum as well as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., were on his short list.
67% : Tuesday's rally will be aired in part on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 streaming platform, while Saturday's will be aired in its entirety uninterrupted. Sens. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are leading contenders to join Trump on the Republican ticket, people familiar with the matter have told Reuters, with North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum also still in the mix.
55% : Trump will travel to Pennsylvania for a Saturday afternoon rally in Butler, just outside of Pittsburgh.
52% : Both will be closely watched for any hint - or announcement - about whom Trump will pick for the vice president role.
43% : Trump won the state in 2016 but lost it to Biden in 2020, and victory there could prove critical to the winner of the Nov. 5 election.
40% : "If you are Trump, it doesn't get much better than this.
38% : Ford O'Connell, a Republican operative in Florida, said Trump will likely let disarray in the Democratic Party and pressure on Biden dominate the media coverage rather than divert attention at Doral by announcing whom he wants to be vice president.
38% : And the key is to just keep talking inflation, closing the border, crime, and instability abroad," said O'Connell, who worked with Trump during the 2020 campaign.
34% : "The names that you mentioned, absolutely they're under consideration," Trump responded, adding he wanted to see how the confusion gripping the Democratic Party plays out "because, you know, it might make a difference.
34% : " Trump said he would likely make a decision "a little before" or during the Republican Party's national convention, which kicks off July 15.
16% : The decision will come at a moment of turmoil for Democrats following 81-year-old President Joe Biden's disastrous debate against Trump on June 27, which has prompted growing calls within his party for him to step aside for a younger nominee.
16% : Trump will use the Doral rally to blame Biden for inflation and slam his immigration policies, in part by highlighting cases of migrants who entered the country illegally and committed violent crimes, according to a Trump campaign release.

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