Are VP picks all about job security?

 NEVER PICK A VP MORE DESIRABLE THAN YOURSELF

ESPECIALLY BETTER FOR THE PARTY OR DEEP STATE 

Many now believe that Kamala Harris, or her handlers, picked Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro because of the Muslim vote over the Jewish vote. There was a time when VP picks were about capturing the electoral votes of particular state or adding a degree of competency in some area. It seems in today's volatile and chaotic times security is now the defining ingredient in picks of a Vice-President. 

One can assume that Trump, after just experiencing an attempt on his life, may have chosen J.D. Vance as the lesser choice of the bureaucracy and elite power brokers and may diminish future attempt on his life. Would Nikki Haley as Vice President made Trump's position more secure? If Trump would have succumbed to this attempt on his life, Who do you believe would have been the presidential candidate after convention?

Kamala Harris, and her handlers may have judged that Josh Shapiro would be more electable than her and her future could be aborted by any number of actions, particularly at the convention.

I can assume that many will consider this a cynical and conspiracy theory type of consideration, but I do not doubt that these calculations are now part of the decision making by Presidential candidates.

Bidens pick of Kamala Harris is a good example. Trump's pick of Pence is another. 

We can also even consider the ramifications of Ronald Reagan's pick of George Bush, former CIA director and first choice of the elite power brokers in 1980. An attempted assassination ensued within a very short time, maybe a coincidence.

The choice of a running mate is becoming a much more complicated decision in this new environment.