 Earlier on Monday to break the news, Vance called it a moment he'll never forget. He just said, look, I think I'm going to go save this country. I think you're the guy who could help me in the best way. You could help me govern. You could help me win. Cedarville University's Dr. Mark Caleb Smith weighed in telling WHIO why he thinks Vance was the former president's choice. He's not choosing him to appeal to moderate voters or independents or to nail down a swing state, let's say. But I think he's choosing him mostly to appeal to his base.