WEIRD

I don't think that Trump chose Vance. Based on early pre-convention coverage it seems to me that he was chosen by The Heritage Foundation and, whoa, Donald Trump Jr.  The Heritage Foundation so they would have a mole in the possible administration; Donald Trump Jr. because he is easily flattered and loved being palsy-palsy with J.D. This doesn't mean it wasn't a bad decision by Benedict, just the opposite, in fact. It shows how easily Donald can be manipulated, and how lazy he was not to do his own vetting. It's also another clear indication that he is, unknowingly, a puppet for the Heritage Foundation, who I suspect won't want him around for long if he should win. The fly in the ointment? J.D. is proving to be an impediment.  This is very distressing to Donald and the foundation who can't just dump him and can't seem to shut him up. The Democrats have already labeled Vance as "weird" which is not a vote getter.