Trump's subtle shift in his VP calculations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "I actually like the governor; I respect him a lot," Trump told Newsmax after the first Republican presidential debate in August.
59% : Trump has said he plans to announce his running mate before or during the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday.
48% : Trump said Monday his top priority remained someone qualified to be president and then quickly added a second criterion: "somebody that helps you get elected.
45% : On Thursday, the editorial boards of The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post, each part of the media empire controlled by Rupert Murdoch, the conservative billionaire, backed Burgum as the best choice for Trump.
43% : If Trump is still considering their political attributes, each would bring a different set of advantages and disadvantages.
40% : "It's got to be somebody that can be a good president, which Biden doesn't have," Trump said in April during an interview with Hugh Hewitt, a conservative political commentator.
38% : And even his detractors privately acknowledge that he often comes across as articulate and compelling on television, an issue of outsize importance to Trump.
35% : Two people who spoke separately with Trump this week said they had the impression he was still undecided.
33% : Such a scenario ignores that Senate Republicans voted twice to acquit Trump in impeachment trials.
32% : Still, the wealthy former business executive has become a tireless advocate for Trump on cable news and on the campaign trail, earning support from some key conservative figures.
19% : He suggested Senate Republicans would be more likely to remove Trump from office if it meant Rubio would take over, hinting that establishment Republicans in the chamber would work against his anti-establishment father.
18% : Rubio has the longest relationship with Trump, which dates back to their caustic presidential primary rivalry in 2016 in which they repeatedly traded insults.
14% : " But Trump has expressed some concern about Burgum's signature on one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, even though Burgum has pledged to oppose a national ban on the procedure.

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