New Hampshire primary voters would like to see Vivek Ramaswamy run for Republican vice president in 2024, according to a new DailyMail.com poll.
The question is on everyone’s mind as Donald Trump appears to be on track to win Tuesday’s primaries, bringing him one step closer to his party’s nomination.
And he has started using his campaign rallies as something close to casting calls, bringing his potential VP picks to the stage.
Against that backdrop, JL Partners asked 651 people planning to vote in the primaries who they would like to have as vice president.
Biotech entrepreneur Ramaswamy came top with 18 percent, followed by Senator Tim Scott with 14 percent.
A new DailyMail.com poll conducted by JL Partners shows that 18% of respondents would like to see biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as vice president for the 2024 Republican presidential race
Ramaswamy dropped out of the 2024 primaries on the night of the Iowa caucuses on January 15 – and immediately endorsed Donald Trump
Both ran against Trump for the nomination. Both lost weight. And both joined Trump on stage last week to support him.
James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, said Trump is unlikely to choose Ramaswamy.
“It won’t be the primary polls that the Trump team will look at when it comes to choosing their VP pick: it will be the general election,” he said.
“While this survey shows that Vivek Ramaswamy is doing well, it is unclear what he brings to the ticket in terms of broadening Trump’s voting coalition.
“Here’s why Nikki Haley could still be an outside bet for vice president: She wins with independent voters, which will be key to the next president’s coronation in November.”
A third of respondents said they were undecided, giving Trump plenty of room to make his choice.
Both Trump and Haley have ruled out the prospect of working together. (Though both Trump and Haley have accused each other of flip-flopping over the course of the campaign.)
But there are plenty of other options. Ben Carson, the former neurosurgeon who served in Trump’s cabinet, and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson are each the six percent picks.
Behind them are two female governors: Sarah Huckerbee Sanders of Arkansas and Kristi Noem of South Dakota.
Sen. Tim Scott earned 14%, coming in second among those who want him as vice president
The poll was conducted from January 17 to 21, meaning the results came in before Florida Governor Ron DeSantis left the race on Sunday, January 21, endorsing Trump.
Enter two of the most famous MAGA women: Kari Lake, who is running for a seat in the Arizona Senate, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, whose star is rising after her criticism of three university presidents over their anti-harassment and anti-Semitism policies.
In the case of Scott and Ramaswamy, the results illustrate how running for president can raise your national profile and put your name in the VP frame.
Ramaswamy, a self-made millionaire and biotech entrepreneur, dropped out of the race on the night of the Iowa caucuses after receiving less than eight percent of the vote.
The next evening, he joined Trump on stage, sparking more VP speculation.
“He’s going to work with us and he’s going to work with us for a long time,” Trump said.
The crowd responded by chanting, “VP! VP!’
Another contender is Rep. Elise Stefanik, who was seen speaking to reporters in Concord on Friday
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as Trump’s White House press secretary, on Sunday dismissed the idea that she would be open to vetting for the vice president position.
Scott became the second former candidate to join Trump on the campaign trail when he took the stage in Concord, New Hampshire, on Friday to show his support for the ex-president.
A day later, he proposed to his girlfriend Mindy Noce on the beach of Kiawah Island in South Carolina. His bachelorhood was seen by some as a negative during his presidential run.
His appearance on Trump included an introduction by Stefanik, whose meteoric rise has led to the Republican Party’s No. 4 leadership post in the House of Representatives.
“Elise became very famous,” said a gushing Trump. He said her interrogation was surgical. “Wasn’t it beautiful?”
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, who ran in an unsuccessful primary in 2016, earned 6 percent — as did conservative television personality and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Other top female politicians, such as Trump’s former press secretary and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, each earned 5 percent. And Arizona U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake comes in with 4 percent.
The other four who made the list are Elise Stefanik, chair of the GOP House Conference, who came to New Hampshire to campaign with Trump at 3 percent; Gov. Glenn Yougkin of Virginia with 3 percent; Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) with 2 percent; and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) with 1 percent.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) received 0 percent of the survey.
NBC Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan asked Governor Sanders on her Sunday program if she would be “open to vetting to become vice president” in 2024.
“Look, I absolutely love the job I have,” Sanders said in a noncommittal response. “I think it is one of the best jobs I could ever ask for and I am honored to serve as governor and hope to do so for the next seven years.”