Young, a former Senate and House staffer, says that Trump’s running mate will instantly become “the heir apparent to the potential Trump tapped but failed to fully harness: conservative populism.”
Young enumerates the reasons why “being a running mate puts a person on the inside track for a future race” — including the invaluable experience it confers.
And with Trump, who would be term limited, his second in command would be able to “access to the large populist conservative wave that Trump has been riding since 2016.”
It’s a wave that continues to rise.
It’s also a wave, Young argues, that a candidate without Trump’s baggage could ride to the White House. “Trump has left and continues to leave a lot of votes on the table. A lot of votes that Trump’s running mate could have access to.”
Young doesn’t believe accepting an invitation to be Trump’s running mate would guarantee success, noting that it didn’t work out so well for Pence. However, he concludes, “politicians take fliers on a lot less. And this one has the great potential to fly much farther and higher than most.”
Read the op-ed at TheHill.com.
