There are several great options among former President Donald Trump’s possible running mates, but perhaps the best pick may be Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).

Scott is among the eight options publicly identified as being vetted, with the others being Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and J.D. Vance (R-OH), Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. Among this list, Burgum, Carson, and Donalds don’t appear to add much to the ticket, Stefanik’s utility is questionable as well, and Vance’s lone political achievement thus far is a lackluster election result in 2022.