The names at the top of November's ballots will be familiar to Americans who have previously voted for or against them. Except one.
Donald Trump must choose a new running mate. After the 2020 election, he fell out with then-Vice President Mike Pence after Pence refused to help Trump overturn the election. For this cardinal sin, Pence has been excommunicated from the MAGA movement (and has indicated he will not support his former running mate).
Trump will choose his new running mate in July, when the Republican National Convention takes place in Milwaukee to formally nominate the party's ticket.
A scatterplot of each potential vice presidential pick with MAGA credit on the x-axis and Helping Trump's ticket on the y-axis.
As for who he will choose? It's perhaps the biggest party game in Washington right now, with more than two dozen names floating around. The big question is which criteria he will focus on. How important is loyalty? Political help? Choosing an election winner?
To give you an idea of who makes the most sense, we've created a quiz. You can submit your own priorities – the priorities that you think are or could be important to Trump – and we will tell you which candidates fit them best.
Question 1 of 10
Trump's running mate should have done that for the MAGA crowd.
Question 2 of 10
That should have been Trump's choice management experience.
Question 3 of 10
The nominee should have done that ties to the established order.
Question 4 of 10
The choice may have been offered criticism of Trump in their previous comments (regardless of where they stand now).
Question 5 of 10
When it comes to winning elections, that should have been Trump's choice .
Question 6 of 10
It is for Trump to choose a woman or a racial minority.
Question 7 of 10
The choice's ability to help the ticket, by appealing to a key group that Trump needs or comes from a key state, is .
Question 8 of 10
Trump often values media literacy and camera friendliness. This 'It' factor is .
Question 9 of 10
Trump's candidate should the 2020 election results.
Question 10 of 10
If Trump were to choose a Floridian, one of them would have to establish residency in another state to win Florida's thirty electoral votes. It is that his running mate is not from Florida.
You must answer each question to see your result. You're missing to ask 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
