<p>Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump told the press recently that he had narrowed his VP list down to about 6 names &ndash; one of which is less &ldquo;government-related&rdquo; than the others. This week, former Republican candidate and Trump spokesman Ben Carson released five names. ;</p>
<p>Four of the five are recently defeated opponents, but the fifth may come as somewhat of a surprise:</p>
<p>&bull; Ohio Governor John Kasich</p>
<p>&bull; Senator Ted Cruz</p>
<p>&bull; Senator Marco Rubio</p>
<p>&bull; New Jersey Governor Chris Christie</p>
<p>&bull; Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin ;</p>
<p>Many of us (myself included) had assumed that Ben Carson himself would appear on the list, but it seems the ;softspoken doctor doesn&#8217;t want the position. &#8220;This is something that is extremely undesirable to me,&#8221; he told CNN. &#8220;I believe that citizen statesmen can work from outside the government in a capacity where they can contribute to the well-being of the country.&#8221;</p>
<p>Furthermore, Carson claims that he did not release a list of names in any way whatsoever. ;&#8220;Basically, what I was saying is I&#8217;m not going to tell you, so any name you throw out, yeah, I&#8217;m going to say, &#8216;Sure, we&#8217;ll consider that person.&#8217; It doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re on the short list or a serious consideration.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ben Carson, who ;dropped out early on after failing to attract enough support, is working with ;Corey Lewandowski and others to help Trump narrow down his list of potential running mates. Other names we think might be on that list include ;Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. ;</p>
<p>Trump is expected to announce his final choice this summer at the Republican National convention in Cleveland. ;</p>