The governor has “earned serious consideration" from Trump, particularly after showing off his knowledge on energy, economic and foreign policy. And despite Burgum coming across as one of the less-Trumpy Republicans in the presidential primary, he has been “unapologetically” advocating for and defending Trump since dropping out in December, the senator said.
“Nobody has played their cards better since the primary,” said Scott Jennings, a former political adviser to President George W. Bush. “Trump is a casting director. Who looks more like a VP than Burgum?”
And Burgum, Jennings added, is a “rich guy who could help with fundraising.”
A person familiar with the Trump campaign, granted anonymity to speak freely, said he’s already started to help. Burgum, whose Fargo-based tech startup was purchased for $1.1 billion by Microsoft in 2001, is making a significant number of fundraising phone calls, participating in finance meetings and is bringing in new major donors to the campaign, according to the person.
Veepstakes dynamic I don't think has been fully internalized: with a lame duck Prez either way, this amounts to the R on deck circle, which is why it's so coveted (by pols and patrons alike.)
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Doug comes closest to fitting the bill, and that's essentially his pitch. A portrait of competence and recognizable throwback to yesterday's party, but beyond a long-shot presidential bid, w/o the youthful ambition of the rest of the veepstakes field.
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Burgum is a staunchly conservative billionaire best known for qualifying for the Republican primary debates by offering $20 gift cards to anyone who would donate $1 to him. Burgum's in the veepstakes because Kristi Noem took herself out of the running by, how do I put this delicately, murdered a puppy in cold blood
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