 You can help me win. Now, 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. Smith went on to say that Vance is the type of pick to make when thinking of a successor.