PAMELA BROWN (HOST): And Larry, there's all this speculation about VP picks, possible picks. Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich are rumored to be on the list. They both have a fair amount of political baggage though. Do you think that the campaign should try to balance out the ticket in a different way?

LARRY SABATO: One reason why I think there’s a short list of potential candidates for VP for Donald Trump is because most of the candidates who might add a state or add a segment of the electorate don’t want to be considered and wouldn’t run with Trump. It’s pretty clear that Chris Christie and Newt Gingrich are two of the few who would jump in front of an on-rushing train to get that position. So I’m sure that’s one reason why they’re on that short list.

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