Trump gets cold shoulder from leading potential running mates

A remarkable range of leading Republicans, including Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, have been emphatic publicly or with their advisers and allies that they do not want to be considered as Trump’s running mate.

[...] Trump has a singular track record of picking fights with obvious potential running mates like Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who has indicated a lack of interest in the vice presidency generally and has yet to reconcile with Trump publicly.

Haley and another potential pick, Gov. Susana Martinez of New Mexico, have sharply criticized Trump at recent party gatherings and do not want to be associated with his sometimes-angry tone, according to advisers and close associates who have spoken with these Republicans.

Several Republican consultants said their clients were concerned that Trump’s unusually high unfavorable ratings with all voters and his unpopularity among women and Latinos could doom him as a general election candidate and damage their own future political prospects if they were on his ticket.

[...] elected officials do have a way of coming around to the vice presidency, and Trump said in an interview Saturday that he is in the early stages of mending fences and building deeper relationships with leading Republicans.