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A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election.The term is most often used in reference to the person in the subordinate position (such as the vice presidential candidate running with a presidential candidate) but can also properly be used when referring to both candidates, such as by saying Donald Trump and JD Vance, and William Ruto and ...
Running Mates is a 2000 American made-for-television political comedy-drama film directed by Ron Lagomarsino and starring Tom Selleck.The film follows the presidential election campaign of James Pryce, a Democratic Party presidential candidate, who has a hard time deciding whom to pick as his vice-presidential running mate.
On September 11, 1996, Perot announced his choice of economics professor Pat Choate as his running mate. [1] Perot and Choate had previously co-authored the book Save Your Job, Save Our Country, which argued against the ratification of NAFTA. [1] The Perot–Choate ticket took 8.4% of the popular vote in the 1996 election.
These unsuccessful vice presidential candidates served as the main running mate of a major party presidential candidate who competed in multiple states, or they were a major party's main vice presidential candidate in multiple states. * indicates that the candidate served as vice president at some point in their career
Dole chose Kemp as his running mate in order to solidify support among the conservative wing of the Republican Party, despite the mutual personal distaste the two candidates had for each other. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Dole–Kemp ticket ultimately lost to the Clinton–Gore ticket in the general election.
A running mate is a person running on a joint ticket in an election. Running Mate(s) or The Running Mate may also refer to: "Running Mates" , an episode "Running Mates" (The West Wing episode) Running Mates, a film starring Diane Keaton and Ed Harris; Running Mates, a television film starring Tom Selleck and Laura Linney
Running mates are heavily vetted before being announced in the weeks prior to the party national convention. The selection of a running mate is given considerable attention because the individual chosen can be seen to broaden the ticket's appeal by complementing and balancing its strengths, ideologically, geographically, and with respect to ...
Dukakis chose Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his running mate, while the Republicans nominated a ticket of George H. W. Bush and Senator Dan Quayle. Dukakis made history as the first Greek-American and Aromanian presidential candidate, first Greek Orthodox major-party nominee, and the first major-party nominee with ancestry outside Europe.