Inside Trump’s veepstakes: Top contender falls down shortlist — ‘Not a standout or game-changer’
June 12, 2024
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as posted by the channelSouth Carolina Sen. Tim Scott — long seen as the odds-on favorite to be Donald Trump’s running mate this year — is slipping in the VP race and is now widely seen by people close to the presumptive Republican nominee as “extremely unlikely” to be chosen, The Post has learned.
Scott, 58, was considered the leading choice for much of the past year due to his passionate support for Trump, 77, and the possibility that he could help draw black voters into the Republican fold, a trend that polls indicate already is underway.
The mercurial Trump is expected to announce his pick sometime in the next month and could still choose Scott — but sources familiar with the situation say the chances are becoming more remote.
“I think it is extremely unlikely he will be picked,” said one insider. “You go down the list of reasons to choose a VP, and he isn’t a standout or game-changer in any category.”
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