What Donald Trump's VP choice will signal about his radical candidacy

Will Trump tap a typical Republican for VP? Another Trump? Or someone truly radical?

Newt Gingrich: a mind-mend choice.
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Just days before the Republican National Convention, the stakes for Donald Trump in his choice of running mate could not be higher.

Minor plots proliferate among anti-Trump Republican delegates. They either seek to deny him the nomination, or even to convince him to quit the race, by requiring him to release his tax returns (presumably humiliating him) or picking a vice president for him that he'd find unacceptable. How Trump responds could be the key to understanding his candidacy for the rest of the election.

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is the founder and editor of The Slurve, a newsletter about baseball. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Slate and The American Conservative.