But the same is true of the Republican race. EVERYONE who's running and who ran against Trump is hoping to be his VP candidate, and also hoping he'll drop dead posthaste.
And it's also why Nikki is staying in the race: she's hoping that'll happen BEFORE the elections. She might then be seen as a natural choice for as candidate.
Yes, Reagan made up for his first debate at the second. He must have realized what a bad job he'd done with the first.