Tulsi Gabbard dad was a senator, switched from independent to republican and then to democrat. Reason being according to a article is that in Hawaii no bill can be passed if you are a republican and also to help his daughter get elected as state rep.
Before that she was working with him at a young age as a anti- LGBT activist. That changed when she ran for 2019 during democratic presidential primary. She then went independent, her domestic positions have been inconsistent over the years from LGBT, Gun control, Climate. But she has been consistent on foreign policy against MIC, deep state agenda.
When asked who she thinks should be the VP, she said no to neocons like the current Trumps shortlist.
But the deep state hates one person more then even Trump and that is Vivek. When ever he is a option on a poll conducted on X, his vote share is more then all the other VP contenders combined votes.
Interestingly Vivek said that Trump knows him well, knowing his skill set and if still Trump decides to choose him as VP, then he would accept it. But Vivek hinted that his skill set is better used elsewhere.
VP has no real power other then a easier shot at 2028 run. But there is no way in hell the current pressumed VP contenders like Dough Burgum, Rubio, JD vance have any shot at 2028. None of them have the charisma or grass root support.
JD Vance was a never Trump a few years back, He even praised Obama. The only reason Trump Jr is busy pushing him on X is because he got Trump some new donars Pay paL founder Peter Thiel who JD vance used to work for.