As Donald Trump weighs his VP pick, new Daily Mail poll reveals who VOTERS want to see on the GOP ticket

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By Rob Crilly, Chief U.S. Political Correspondent For Dailymail.Com

Published: 12:03 EDT, 8 July 2024 | Updated: 12:50 EDT, 8 July 2024

Senator Tim Scott has topped Dailymail.com's canvass of nan imaginable vice president picks for Donald Trump.

Aides person fto it beryllium known that Doug Burgum, North Dakota governor, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. J.D. Vance are connected a shortlist of 3 arsenic they tease his announcement up of nan Republican Party normal adjacent week.

But Dailymail.com's canvass of 1,000 apt voters puts a astonishing sanction astatine nan centre of nan mix, with 13 percent saying they want to spot Scott, nan only achromatic Republican successful nan Senate, connected nan ticket.

Foreign argumentation master Rubio is 2nd pinch 12 percent tied, pinch erstwhile neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who survived 4 years successful Trump's cabinet.

J.L. Partners asked 1000 apt voters who they would for illustration to spot arsenic Trump's VP pick. The results transportation a separator of correction of plus/minus 3.1 points

Vance, a large favourite pinch Trump's MAGA base, manages only 4 percent, arsenic does Burgum, who still has small sanction nickname but has reportedly deed it disconnected pinch nan erstwhile president.

The apical 3 enactment nan aforesaid erstwhile conscionable Republican voters are considered.

Speculation astir Trump's prime reached fever transportation astatine nan extremity of June erstwhile nan erstwhile president claimed he had made up his mind and his prime would astir apt beryllium coming successful Atlanta, Georgia, for nan first statesmanlike debate.

But he and his squad person kept their counsel since past leaving nan spotlight connected President Joe Biden's mediocre capacity and Democratic anguish astir whether he should moreover enactment connected nan ticket.

'It could hap anytime this week,' said Trump run advisor Jason Miller during a Fox News appearance. 

The J.L. Partners poll of 1,000 apt voters showed that Trump had extended his lead complete Biden by 2 points to six points successful nan aftermath of nan debate.

Trump is owed to clasp a rally successful Miami connected Tuesday, triggering questions astir whether he could beryllium astir to denote 1 of nan Florida-based possibles arsenic his vice president—Rubio, successful particular. 

Then again, there's different rally successful Pennsylvania connected Saturday ... adjacent to Vance's location authorities of Ohio. 

Insiders opportunity thing should beryllium taken for granted erstwhile wondering what Trump will decide. 

Having stoked speculation astir his pick, Donald Trump has kept his ain counsel since nan first statesmanlike statement pinch President Joe Biden

Sen. Tim Scott and Ben Carson are celebrated pinch apt voters, according to a canvass of apt voters, adding nutrient for thought arsenic Donald Trump weighs his VP pick

Trump has reportedly narrowed his prime to from near to right: Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Doug Burgum, and Sen. J.D. Vance

Biden was starring Trump this clip past year, but has seen nan erstwhile president bargain a lead since then. Trump now has a six constituent advantage, according to our exclusive poll

Each of nan apical 3 has influential members of Trump world pushing their name. 

Steve Bannon, erstwhile White House main strategist, has been softly pushing Burgum arsenic a safe brace of hands who would not overshadow his boss.

Donald Trump Jr and blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk person been promoting Vance arsenic nan prime of nan grassroots movement. 

And pollster Kellyanne Conway has based on that Rubio would do champion astatine bringing successful cardinal demographic groups to nan Trump coalition. 

'As President Trump has said himself, nan apical criteria successful selecting a vice president is simply a beardown leader who will make a awesome president for 8 years aft his adjacent four-year word concludes,' said Trump run elder advisor Brian Hughes. 

'But anyone telling you they cognize who aliases erstwhile President Trump will take his VP is lying unless that personification is named Donald J. Trump.'

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