20 Picks For Trump's Vice President

Nikki Haley, 44 – South Carolina Nikki Haley, 44 – South Carolina

Current Job: Governor of South Carolina, the youngest current governor in the U.S.

Previous job: Rep. S.C.’s Lexington County.

Pros: Indian American, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, strong on immigration enforcement. Pro-life, and pro-business. Removed S.C. Confederate flag from statehouse, gave SOTU response.

Cons: During her administration, a massive attack exposed 3.8 million residents and 700,000 business to hackers.

John Kasich, 63 - Ohio John Kasich, 63 - Ohio

Current job: Governor of Ohio

Previous job: Congressional representative

Pros: Experienced, swing state, establishment

Cons: Establishment, age, has been critical of Trump during the campaign; worked for Lehman Bros.

Tim Scott, 50 – South Carolina Tim Scott, 50 – South Carolina

Current job: Jr. Senator from South Carolina

Previous job: Representative from S.C.’s 1^st Congressional District.

Pros: African American Senator, evangelical Christian, he’s pro-life, anti-tax, and anti-Obamacare.

Cons: Not well known

Ted Cruz, 45 – Texas Ted Cruz, 45 – Texas

Current job: Junior Senator from Texas

Previous job(s): Texas Solicitor General/ Private Practice

Pros: Evangelical vote, good campaigner, Hispanic, anti-Establishment

Cons: Universally disliked by Congress, high negative likability ratings, anti-Establishment

Joni Ernst, 45 - Iowa Joni Ernst, 45 - Iowa

Current job: Junior Senator from Iowa

Previous job: State Senator of Iowa

Pros: Military experience, women, evangelical vote,

Cons: Inexperienced, supports Rubio

Lindsey Graham, 60 – South Carolina Lindsey Graham, 60 – South Carolina

Current job: Senior senator from South Carolina

Previous job: Rep. from S.C.’s 2^nd and 3^rd Districts; in Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves.

Pros: Moderate Republican, advocate for military, strong on national security and war on terror.

Cons: Moderate Republican, supported the McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform Act of 2007.

Marco Rubio, 44 - Florida Marco Rubio, 44 - Florida

Current job: Junior Senator from Florida

Previous job: Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

Pros: Establishment, foreign policy strength, swing state, young, Hispanic

Cons: Establishment, flip-flop immigration position

Martha McSally, 49 – Arizona Martha McSally, 49 – Arizona

Current Job: Congressional representative

Previous Job: Air Force A-10 pilot

Pros: Youth, female, strong military credentials, from a Western state

Cons: Not well known nationally

Ben Carson, 64 - Michigan/Florida Ben Carson, 64 - Michigan/Florida

Current Job: Presidential candidate/author

Previous Job: Neurosurgeon

Pros: Outsider, could appeal to Christian and black voters

Cons: Lack of political knowledge and experience

Mark Cuban, 57 - Texas Mark Cuban, 57 - Texas

Current Job: NBA owner, reality TV investor

Previous Job: Tech entrepreneur

Pros: Outsider, business background, name recognition

Cons: No political experience, wouldn’t want to be “second fiddle”

Condoleezza Rice, 61 – California Condoleezza Rice, 61 – California

Current Job: Stanford professor, consultant

Previous Job: Secretary of State, National Security Advisor

Pros: Foreign policy experience, could appeal to women and black voters

Cons: Iraq war legacy, has said running for political office is “just not in my DNA”

Carly Fiorina, 61 - California Carly Fiorina, 61 - California

Current job: Presidential candidate

Previous job: CEO, Senate candidate

Pros: Female, business experience

Cons: Contentious relationship with Trump, poor performance in politics, fired thousands at Hewlett-Packard

Tom Brady, 38 - Massachusetts Tom Brady, 38 - Massachusetts

Current job: Professional athlete, celebrity spokesperson.

Previous job: Intern at Merrill Lynch

Pros: Youth and celebrity, huge fan base

Cons: No political experience, NFL fan hostility outside of New England, inflategate

Sarah Palin, 51 – Alaska Sarah Palin, 51 – Alaska

Current Job: Political commentator and TV host

Previous Job: Vice presidential candidate, Governor of Alaska, political commentator, author

Pros: Experience, popular with tea party voters, female

Cons: Polarizing figure, history of making controversial statements

Rudy Giuliani, 71 – New York Rudy Giuliani, 71 – New York

Current job: Principal in legal services firm, Bracewell & Giuliani

Previous jobs: Investing banking, security consulting, Mayor of New York City.

Pros: Strong on law enforcement, terrorism. Popular with conservatives.

Cons: New York City resident, over 70, switched parties twice.

Marsha Blackburn, 63 – Tennessee Marsha Blackburn, 63 – Tennessee

Current job: Rep. from Tennessee’s 7^th District since 2002.

Previous jobs: Elected to Tennessee state senate in 1998.

Pros: Served on numerous committees, a fiscal and social conservative.

Cons: Climate change denier, failed to report campaign contributions, was named one of the “Most Corrupt Members of Congress”

Carl Icahn, 79 - New York Carl Icahn, 79 - New York

Current Job: Activist investor/business magnate

Previous Job: Activist investor/business magnate

Pros: Business experience

Cons: Another New York billionaire, age

Ivanka Trump, 34 - New York Ivanka Trump, 34 - New York

Current Job: Real estate executive, lifestyle entrepreneur

Previous Job: Model

Pros: Youth and celebrity, political outsider, could help with the Jewish vote (she converted to Judaism in 2009)

Cons: No political experience, open to charges of nepotism, another New Yorker

Scott Brown, 56 - New Hampshire Scott Brown, 56 - New Hampshire

Current job: unemployed/retired

Previous job: Junior Senator from Massachusetts

Pros: Military experience, moderate, won Cosmopolitan magazine's "America's Sexiest Man" contest

Cons: Pro-gun control, political losing streak, pro-choice

Omarosa, 41 - California Omarosa, 41 - California

Current Job: Assistant pastor

Previous Job: Reality TV contestant

Pros: Outsider, works well with Trump, name recognition

Cons: Democrat, inexperienced