My Spidey sense told me all along that Donald Trump wanted to pick JD Vance as his running mate.
He saw the freshman senator as a populist conservative in his own mold, an eloquent voice who could help cement Trumpism as the future of the Republican Party. Plus, he had a powerful advocate in Donald Trump, Jr.
But then, after the horrible assassination attempt on Trump last weekend, I had a moment of doubt.
The former president had started saying that he needed someone who could help him get elected.