Larry Elder, a Republican running for president, has said he would be open to the possibility of being Ron DeSantis’ running mate or either former president Donald Trump. He made it clear that if any leader approached him with the chance, he was ready to engage in conversation.
In a recent interview that was conducted with Newsweek and released on Monday, Elder expressed his views.
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The candidate’s ultimate objective is to be elected president, but he hasn’t ruled out the prospect of running on the ticket of another person.
“I am running for president, I’m not running for vice president, I’m not running for a cabinet position,” Elder said.
He added, “However in the unlikely event I’m not the party nominee, and if Trump or DeSantis or one of the other persons call and ask me to be vice president, I will take the call. I won’t let it go to voicemail.”
Elder praised Trump and called himself a “big fan,” but he doesn’t believe the 45th president can win over voters in swing areas.
“Here’s the problem; I believe there are so many swing voters in swing states who would not vote for the man if he walked on water,” Elder told Newsweek.
He added, ”In fact, they would accuse him of not being able to swim. I have no idea what to do about Trump derangement syndrome — maybe someday somebody will develop a vaccine.”
Regardless of how he personally feels about Trump, Elder thinks the Republican Party needs to get past him.
“I think at some point in this long process Republican voters are doing to realize in order to win in November 2024 they’re going to have to unite behind a candidate whose last name is [something] other than Trump, but for whom a sufficient number of swing voters and swing states will vote, so we can win in November 2024, and I’m making the case that I’m that person,” Elder said.
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Additionally, Elder claimed that President Joe Biden, who is 80 years old, “clearly has lost it” and is suffering from “an obvious cognitive decline.”
During the recall election for Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021, Elder launched an unsuccessful bid for governor of California.
As a consequence of the conservative radio host’s campaign’s lack of success, voters decided to keep Newsom in office as governor of the state.
Elder formally announced his bid for president in April.
“America is in decline, but this decline is not inevitable. We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we must choose a leader who can bring us there. That’s why I’m running for President,” he wrote on Twitter.
Since it was announced, Elder’s candidacy has failed to pique the interest of possible primary voters.
Trump currently has a 57 percent support rating among prospective primary voters, according to the most recent Morning Consult survey. DeSantis is in a solid second place with 19 percent of the vote.
Elder was not a contender in the survey, although it did show three other candidates receiving no support.
