I always thought he was great, and the best pick among those who were considered. Just imagine a Marco Rubio VP appointment from a man who might well die during his term, quite awful.

One thing I have changed my mind about: I thought he would at best be electorally neutral. Why? Because he won fairly narrowly and after a lot was spent, even in a red state like Ohio. That did not suggest that he had great appeal among swing voters or even Trump's working-class base. Turns out, this is a much different stage, or he has learned a lot in the past two years, because it seems that he has managed to impress people more than he did during his Ohio Senate run.

Also, I myself was impressed by his appearances on Joe Rogan and others. Far from being "weird", he's as ordinary as you get, in the good sense of the word.