Jackson50 said:
It is not terribly shocking. Previous presidential nominees have chosen running mates that have some nefarious blots on their record. Mondale selecting Ferraro and her financial problems is an example of this. |
Yes, but no winning tickets have selected VPs with problems that bad.
For example- McGovern in 72 with Eagleton (he had to change VP candidates, and he lost HORRIFICALLY to Nixon)
Or as you mentioned, Mondale in 84- he was crushed almost as badly if not worse than McGovern.
Bush-Quayle only made it through in 88 because of the awful campaign waged by Dukakis. When an able candidate came up, Bush and his less-than-intelligent Veep lost in a landslide.
McCain-Palin does not seem likely to reverse this trend. Obama-Biden will reign in November.
