He's Rich And He Loves Me: Why Trump Might Pick Doug Burgum

On the list of most populous states, North Dakota comes in at 47. Even its neighbor to the south, governed by puppy-slaying Kristi Noem, has a greater population of people—and voters.  

But despite North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s obscurity and the fact that he held no political office before becoming governor of this lightly populated state in 2016, he is reportedly at the top of Trump's list of vice presidential hopefuls.

Burgum has been touching all the bases on the Wanna-Be-VP Tour, including making an appearance at Trump's New York trial for falsifying documents connected to the 2016 election. Though Burgum doesn’t have a lot of accomplishments, his political experience seems wholly inadequate, and his familiarity to voters around the nation is somewhere well below that of Cricket, he has something that appeals to Trump: money. 

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