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Trump Has Locked In His VP - Here Are the Top 12 Reported Contenders

By Michael Schwarz January 12, 2024 at 4:06pm

Arguably the most important question regarding the future of Republican Party politics has been answered.

We do not yet know that answer, but we have plenty of reports on which to base our guesses.

At a Fox News town hall on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump casually announced that he already knows whom he will select as his running mate in the 2024 presidential election.

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.

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