DeSantis, Tulsi and Tim

On our weekly report, we talk Vice President possibility in particular Ron DeSantis, Tulsi Gabbard, and Tim Scott.  The recent meeting with DeSantis and Trump dealt with moving forward in winning 2024.  As for Ron DeSantis, he would be the best choice for the Vice President since his record on Florida showed his ability to lead.  As the campaign progressed last fall,  DeSantis became more comfortable and he showed in winning one on one with Newsome and Haley, he is capable of taking  the fight to Biden and Harris.  His advantage is the following.

1. He was right on the Pandemic and by the fall of 2020, Florida was open for business. This could help with the one weakness Trump has, his failure on the pandemic including the lockdown which was economic disaster and did little to stop pandemic.
2. He has served in the military.
3. His economic record as governor of Florida. 
4. His record on taking on the bureaucracy in Florida and it can be transferred to Washington.

The disadvantage is as follows.

1. Both live in Florida and so one of the two has to move and won’t be the governor. Trump does have one option, Virginia, where the attorney General will not try to arrest him.  He has a winery in Virginia and property in DC which he can watch from Virginia.  New York is out of the questions since he is already under target in the state.
2. Both men are Alpha and could Trump co-exist with DeSantis and how would DeSantis work with Trump?
3. DeSantis is neither a woman or a minority.

Tim Scott has one attribute he is black.  Now the question is he tough enough to be Vice President and potentially President? He did get engaged recently so no more questions on why a 57-year-old Senator is still single. Plus, a nice touch for a man who might be a Vice President.

1. Scott is a nice guy and likeable, something that Trump is not.
2. He is black and man who came up from poverty to become a United States Senator.
3. He will not compete for being alpha in an administration run by an alpha male.
4. Vice President usually are attack dogs, but Trump is his own attack dog and having a nice person as second on the ticket is a benefit.
5. He will give comfort to any social conservatives that their view will be represented.

The disadvantage for Scott

1. Is he tough enough to be taken on the swamp and administrative state?

Tulsi Gabbard has made it clear she is ready to become a Republican if Trump asks her to join the ticket.  The advantage of Tulsi is that she still serves in the reserve and like DeSantis served in the Middle East. Tulsi is the riskiest of the candidates since her own view seems to be evolving and there is no certainty on the big issues where she presently stands.  Among the advantages include:

1. She is a veteran that has served, and her foreign policy may fit the modest foreign policy desire of Trump.  She is big supporter of Israel but not sold on Ukraine being in our nation interest.
2. As a woman who is more social liberal than most in the Republican party , she might appeal to the suburban female.
3. She destroyed Kamala Harris in the 2020 Democratic primary in one of the great put down in debate histories.  There is no reason that she would not repeat.
4. She is advocate of free speech, oppose censorship, and understand the extent that Democrats will go to win.

What are the disadvantages?

1. There is still much to learn about her views and evolution of where she now stands versus when she was Democrat. 
2. Is she too much of a non-interventionist in foreign policy? 

Tulsi Gabbard has made it clear she is willing to serve as Trump Vice President and while I am not sold as Gabbard as VP since the VP will be odds on favorite to be 2028 nominee, and more importantly, Trump legal issues only intensifies and let be blunt, he is 78 years old and there is a possibility that he could die in office. You better sure who the VP is ready to be President and just as important in tune with the grassroots of the GOP.  Tulsi may not yet part of the new conservative revolution.  There is a toughness with Tulsi that you also see in DeSantis.  Unlike DeSantis, she may not be as threatening to the chief Alpha dog but somehow I get the impression, she would be willing to stand up to Trump if she thinks he is wrong.  If I had a choice, DeSantis would be the top candidate simply because he is the most prepared to be President, but Tulsi could integrally part of the Trump administration.  However, there is little chance to pick DeSantis and not sure Tulsi will be