The XO comparison is apt. Also as understudy to the lead role in an opera, able to step in seamlessly if the main player is out of action, continuing with the script. Someone as committed to MAGA as Trump...and that's a high bar.
Before Trump came on the scene, I was tending toward Ben Carson. He and Carson became friends during the primary season. He functioned quietly and competently in Trump's cabinet. He's smart and grew up tough. He's not flashy like Trump, but is quiet and effective behind the stage. I could feel reassured if he were VP.
But Trump would have only 4 years to be effective. There is the lingering question of how to pass the baton, and to whom. Don Jr. might be okay. I have real reservations about any conventional politician. If the goal is to get the country off the addiction to socialism, you don't turn to a political drunkard.
The XO comparison is apt. Also as understudy to the lead role in an opera, able to step in seamlessly if the main player is out of action, continuing with the script. Someone as committed to MAGA as Trump...and that's a high bar.
Before Trump came on the scene, I was tending toward Ben Carson. He and Carson became friends during the primary season. He functioned quietly and competently in Trump's cabinet. He's smart and grew up tough. He's not flashy like Trump, but is quiet and effective behind the stage. I could feel reassured if he were VP.
But Trump would have only 4 years to be effective. There is the lingering question of how to pass the baton, and to whom. Don Jr. might be okay. I have real reservations about any conventional politician. If the goal is to get the country off the addiction to socialism, you don't turn to a political drunkard.