On Instagram recently, someone asked if I could shed some light on what the selection process for the Vice Presidential nominee might look like right now.
I won’t speak to the current process because of the first point that I’ll make: the VP selection process — unlike the Presidential selection process, which is very public facing — is often a very personal, private decision.
It starts with your Presidential nominee trying to figure out what they prioritize in a Vice President. There’s a lot of things that need to be balanced: what is going to be electorally successful, but also what kind of governance partner do you want?
I would imagine that someone like VP Harris, having served as a Vice President, is taking this decision very, very seriously in a lot of different dimensions.
Another thing to consider is that, once you do get some finalists, those people will go through some of the most rigorous vetting and opposition research known to man. That is done to know every single vulnerability that the other side might exploit, to either (if it’s bad) filter you out or (if you’re selected) prepare for.
But sometimes, the VP selection sends a message.
President Biden, for example, served in the Senate for decades. He really, really valued the importance of mastering the Senate, and understood the importance of having a governing partner who mastered the Senate, in order to help pass legislation. I think his selection of VP Harris communicates that.
President Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance, for example, indicates and communicates to the public that they hate women.
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