Trump weighs outsiders versus elected officials as he builds a new Cabinet

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Two sources said Trump is expected to place a premium on selections from outside of government service, as opposed to sitting lawmakers, after the experience of his first term.
65% : "A source close to Rubio told NBC News that the senator is in a prime position to be selected because his lengthy public service and his recent vetting as a potential running mate to Trump would make the preparation process for an appointment short.
62% : Two sources involved in the transition process said Trump is expected to place a premium on Cabinet selections from outside of government service, as opposed to sitting lawmakers, for two reasons.
51% : An adviser to Trump in 2016, Sessions was one of his earliest supporters when Trump elevated him from the Senate to run his Justice Department.
48% : He sees some of his first-term outside selections, including investor Steven Mnuchin, whom Trump appointed to lead the Treasury Department, and Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon nominated to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as more successful and more loyal than several lawmakers he plucked from Congress to serve in his administration.
45% : No decision is final or forecloses on the possibility that Trump will select particular members of Congress to enter his administration.
31% : Not only did the special election to replace Sessions turn into an embarrassment for the GOP, Sessions handling of his department frustrated Trump, and Session ultimately resigned the post.
28% : Trump is also wary of special elections to replace sitting lawmakers, especially in the Senate.
26% : But as Trump's team narrows the field, the calculation includes memories of how many people Trump plucked from the ranks of Congress in his first term, with the exception of Pompeo, ended up being disappointments and future political liabilities for him.
24% : Trump endorsed against him when Sessions later tried to run for his old seat.
20% : The special election to replace Price also turned into a centerpiece of Democratic organizing against Trump.
19% : Rubio, a prominent surrogate for Trump in the final days of the campaign, has been coy about what could come next and has said he has not spoken directly to Trump about a potential slot but made it clear he'd be open to a position if asked.
19% : After spending lavishly on chartered flights, Price ran afoul of Trump and his promise to "drain the swamp," ultimately forcing his resignation.
17% : Trump never forgave Jeff Sessions, the Alabama senator who became Trump's first attorney general, for recusing himself from the Department of Justice's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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