Insiders predict this possible Trump VP pick poses 'existential threat' to key area of Biden support

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Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of profiles of potential running mates for presidential candidate Donald Trump on the 2024 Republican Party ticket.

A potential name on former President Trump's running mate shortlist is being described by political insiders as an "existential threat" to an area of support seen as key to President Biden's hopes at winning another term.

The horse race among those hoping to be tapped as Trump's running mate continued this week with the names widely believed to be on the shortlist making the rounds on various media outlets defending the former president after he was found guilty in a New York City court on 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Those names included South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who some argue could solidify gains Trump has already made among Black Americans — a group Biden would be devastated to lose — and even "make them Republicans for life."

INSIDERS PREDICT THIS ‘POWERHOUSE’ REPUBLICAN WOULD BRING MAJOR BOOST AS TRUMP VP PICK

"A Trump running mate who could effectively carry a message to communities of Black voters would be an existential threat to the Democrats' coalition," GOP pollster Scott Rasmussen told Fox News Digital, adding that Scott, who is Black, was "an effective surrogate" for Trump with strong ties to other senators needed to enact his legislative agenda.

"That adds a lot of value to the