Well Burgum brings money, once he's the officially the VP nominee he could dump as much as he wants into the campaign, right?
Yes, assuming he is ready to spend a lot of that money. It would certainly help. However, I think Trump's main focus right now is electability, not funding - if he is elected all his troubles go away (i.e. he pardons himself). That is why I think that (through gritted teeth) he will pick Haley or, at the very least, go with a woman VP candidate like Stefanik, to soften his image with suburban women voters.
Haley appeals to no one reachable Burgum doesn't. A white businessman who elicits nostalgia for the 1990s appeals to almost all of Haley's supporters for whom her primary appeal wasn't hostility to Donald Trump. And she can't bring those folks along anyway. As she had zero personal following before she became the anti Trump candidate she cannot bring any constituency of anti-Trump voters. Therefore you are better off going for the people who are reachable who think
1. The Trump Administration was far better than the Biden one
2. Biden's second term will be worse than the first
3. Harris will be even worse
4. Hey Trump is old too
Unsure who a sycophant like Stefanik, or Scott, or Sanders appeals to. Definitely not suburban voters.
It will almost certainly be Burgum because he has a good relationship with Trump, a compelling story and actually strengthens the appeal of the ticket as a whole
