How do you look at picking somebody to make sure that they don't wind up on the wrong side? What's your litmus test? I guess for this person, I'm looking. For someone who understands the levers of government and how if anything happens to me, this is the role of a lieutenant Governor, something has to be that someone could step in and govern and not have to figure everything out from square one. So, so loyalty is nice and important, but the preeminent test for me is, is this someone who has the ability, the temperament, the knowledge, the experience to be able to step in. (02:55–03:10)
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Asserts that the role of a lieutenant governor is to be prepared to govern immediately if necessary.
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