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Former President Donald Trump should nix North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum from his vice president short list for several reasons. The first and most obvious is that he would add very little to the ticket electorally. North Dakota is a solid red state with three Electoral College votes. While Burgum — a former software company executive who is currently serving his second term as governor — raised his profile slightly during his presidential bid, it certainly wasn’t enough to influence more voters to cast their ballots for Trump. Burgum’s candidacy never took hold, and he ended up dropping out o…

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