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Republicans continue to be in a dogfight to win Donald Trump's nomination for vice president, with Tim Scott and Doug Burgun rising in the ranks but Kristi Noem's efforts having, literally, gone to the dogs.
South Carolina Sen. Scott checks off many of the boxes that former Vice President Mike Pence checked off, according to one anonymous senator.
'I think he will want to have somebody who is not going to upstage him, who will be loyal to him, who will bring him something,' the anonymous senator told The Hill.
'That's why I think Tim Scott will be an attractive pick for him because I think Tim's very loyal, very well-spoken and smart.'
Meanwhile, one-time frontrunner, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, is all but out of contention following revelations she shot dead her 14-month-old dog Cricket.
Republicans continue to be in a dogfight to win Donald Trump 's nomination for vice president, with Tim Scott and Doug Burgun rising in the ranks but Kristi Noem's efforts having, literally, gone to the dogs
Several sources quoted by The Hill agree with the consensus in Republican circles that her campaign may be doomed.
'She's just done, too much drama,' said one Republican senator who knows Trump's thinking on the matter.
Experts and GOP insiders believe North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Scott are making an impression on the former president.
Burgum - who like Scott, unsuccessfully ran for president - continues to rise in estimation in Trumpworld.
The senator who referred to Noem as 'too much drama' says Burgum can be credibly seen as a moderate on issues such as abortion as Democrats will attempt to play it against the GOP in November.
Burgum is also himself a billionaire, giving him the ability to self-fund his campaign.
Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is also seen as on the downward trend, with Trump not liking her losing campaign for governor and longshot bid to replace Kyrsten Sinema in the Senate.
Scott checks off many of the boxes that former Vice President Mike Pence checked off, according to one anonymous senator
Meanwhile, one-time frontrunner, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, is all but out of contention following revelations she shot dead her 14-month-old dog Cricket
Some Republicans were willing to go on record to suggest that the issue with shooting her dog was a killer for Noem.
'I think shooting a puppy is very hard to explain to anybody and I think that hurt her pretty badly,' said Mitt Romney, himself a one-time presidential candidate.
'I can't imagine that, doing that. I was pretty stunned when I read it,' West Virginia Senator Shelly Moore Caputo told The Hill.
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, J.D. Vance; and congresswoman Elise Stefanik all attended an event at Mar-a-Lago this weekend with Scott that many saw as part of the VP vetting process.
Scott remains the favorite on Poylmarket, which allows people to bet
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