Summary
Joseph Curl's interesting article "Running mate guessing game begins" (Potomac Primary, Wednesday) outlines the criteria on which the presumptive Republican nominee , Sen. John McCain, should base his decision for selecting a vice presidential running mate. Hailing from "normal" America (D.C.-based folks excluded), being a movement conservative and being young top the list.
What Mr. Curl doesn't mention, however, but something every prospective running mate should consider (except those like Vice President Dick Cheney, who never intended to run for president) is the poor track record of vice presidents becoming commander in chief. From 1900 through 2008, there have been 22 vice presidents. Just seven of them became president.See the full content of this document
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Vice Presidents Usually Don't Move Up
Four of the seven were elevated to the presidency by virtue of the pres...
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