The list of candidates is long and there is still time ahead, but Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, stands out among the possible vice-presidential candidates to take on Donald Trump.
According to six people familiar with the search for the presumptive Republican candidate, NBC News places Rubio first among those also called Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Senator Tim Scott, Republican of North Carolina. South.
“The list is long, and it is extremely early in any type of process”said a Trump adviser, who would be evaluating about 15 candidates. “No one has been contacted directly yet, and I don’t expect that to happen for some time.”.
But Trump’s apparent confidence in Rubio, a 52-year-old senator serving his third term, hints at the former president’s priorities and presents an intriguing set of potential complications.
Rubio is young but is already recognized by the American population, he has spent more time in federal office than Vice President Kamala Harris and, at a time when Trump is optimistic about his chances of winning over Latino voters, he would be the first person not white to be part of a Republican presidential candidacy.
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