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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Green Bay, WI
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What's more important to you in a Vice-Presidential candidate?
Read an article on CNN.com about some funky vice-presidential stuff a few minutes ago. One of the things it said, indirectly, was that Lincoln had 4 Vice Presidents. I didn't think that was right, so I went to check Wikipedia, which seems to back me up.
Wikipedia also says that just four veeps have been elected to serve as POTUS following the end of their predecessors' term(s). Thomas Jefferson barely counts, since that was a time when VP was "awarded" to the loser of the general election, rather than a part and parcel of the Presidential ticket. So, really, three sitting VPs have been elected, Richard Nixon got elected after having served as VP, but not as a sitting VP, and a further nine succeeded to the Presidency as a result of natural death, assassination, or resignation. A relative griped to me a while ago about Bush not having replaced Cheney as VP prior to his second term, with the idea being that a strong candidate could have been groomed for the 2008 election. I'm sure the 'heartbeat' aspect is important to him as well, but it seems like the 'grooming' aspect is more relevant to him. With all of that said, and assuming that Presidential candidates already select their running mates with an eye towards strengthening the overall ticket, what about the rest of it? Would you rather your candidate of choice focus more on picking an able "heartbeat replacement," or on somebody who can be groomed to run a winning campaign in 2016? |
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05-10-2008, 04:19 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Edinburg,TX
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A hot chick. Selma Hayek works for me.
Someone who can spell potato is good. Someone who doesn't shoot their friends works well for me also.
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05-10-2008, 05:48 AM
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Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: London, England
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I think it would depend on the situation your candidate is in. If you want an older candidate like McCain to win, you would want to go for the heartbeat replacement because none of us know if he will still be around in four years. |
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05-10-2008, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Or weeks.
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05-10-2008, 09:25 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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Famous Athlete
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05-10-2008, 09:31 AM
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New Mexico
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The vice-presidential candidate has never had any impact on my voting decision, except in the case of Ross Perot, where I was convinced not to vote for somebody based on his inability to select a reasonable veep.
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05-10-2008, 10:19 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Colorado
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Not be named Dick Cheney.
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05-10-2008, 11:12 AM
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Depends on the candidate heading the ticket. I think the ability of them to work as a team and for the VP to carry out the policies of the Presidential candidate I'd support, would be paramount.
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05-10-2008, 11:47 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Alabama
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Must be able to lead the Vice Presidential Action Rangers to protect the Space-Time Continuum.
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