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Tag Archives: Vice-Presidential nomination
Who Will Be Joe Biden’s Running Mate?
Yesterday, Joe Biden promised to name a female running mate. This will be the fourth time in American history that a major party will have a woman on the presidential ticket. Fortunately for Biden, he has quite a few choices … Continue reading
Speculation on Unqualified Running Mates
Traditionally, most vice-presidential candidates have been Senators, Governors, cabinet members or prominent members of Congress, but now there’s a lot of talk about Democrats picking someone with other qualifications. There was speculation that Biden would enter the presidential race with … Continue reading
Running Mates For Bernie Sanders
A look at potential running mates/ Vice Presidents for Bernie Sanders like Julian Castro, Tammy Duckworth, Amy Klobuchar, and Lucy McBath, but not Nina Turner, Tusli Gabbard and Stacey Abrams. Continue reading
A Vice-Presidential Primary?
There was an interesting hypothetical on a political forum: What if nominees for Vice President were selected in primaries the way many states select candidates for Lieutenant Governor? It highlights the problems with the method many states have of selecting … Continue reading
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Senators and Vice-Presidents
Donald Trump’s selection of Mike Pence as his running mate shows an interesting difference between Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats will almost always pick Senators for Veep. Republicans are most apt to pick Governors, like Pence is now; leading members of the House … Continue reading
If Joe Biden Were Replaced…
A few weeks ago, some of my fellow conservatives were happy that Vice-President Joe Biden said something stupid, and gleefully spreading unsubstantiated rumors that Obama had considered replacing him with Hillary Clinton. That was never going to happen, if only … Continue reading
A History of Losing Vice-Presidential Contenders
Doug Mataconis of Outside the Beltway suggests that Marco Rubio, the odds on favorite for the spot, probably doesn’t want to be Romney’s running mate. He brings up an interesting fact, reasoning that it’s not a winning proposition. Indeed, considering … Continue reading
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