They're saying Donald Trump will pick or maybe has picked Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate. This comes as a surprise in the sense that some of us kinda expected Trump to pick a fictional character or maybe a small puddle of green liquid. The choice of Pence is rational…sort of.
He's a solid conservative who'll please a lot of Republicans who aren't sure Trump knows or cares what that means. It makes so much sense that I can't help but think that when the time comes, Trump will say, "Mike Pence? No, I said 'My Pants!' I'm nominating my trousers as my running mate because they're the greatest trousers in the entire world. Ask anyone. They're all saying it!"
And it makes sense for Pence, too. He was in a tough re-election battle in Indiana, one that a lot of people seemed to think he'd lose. This gets him out of that and into a contest where if/when the ticket goes down to defeat, he won't look too much like a loser.
One reason it makes sense for Pence to be Trump's running mate is that, as noted here, Pence has a negative approval rating. He may be the only vice-presidential nominee from a major party to have one when he joins the ticket. That's in keeping with the negative approval ratings of the two folks at the top of their tickets.
I'm thinking Hillary ought to keep the trend going and pick, say, Bill Cosby. Then Pence with his -6 approval rating would be the most popular guy in the race.