I think Pence being from the heartland was one of the pluses when it came to making a final decision (over Gingrich BLAH). Trump still had the NY elitist thing about him in 2016. Now though, as Florida Man, Trump's brand is so big that location probably matters a lot less. Trump will pick Scott or Stefanik if he thinks doing so will pull enough women or African Americans away from the Dems in battleground states. His appointments in the past show that he really doesn't care about qualifications as much as he cares about fealty. Burgrum is really rich and can help with fundraising, also he is a big policy guy so he can answer those questions and let Trump do all the other things he wants to do.