Tag: Running Mates
Biden Will Not — and Should Not — Drop Harris From the Ticket
How many times do we have to beat this drum?
Politics Express: the 2024 GOP VP Power Index and the 2024 Veepstakes
Our 2024 Republican Vice Presidential Power Index is live, so Lars and Michael flip spots on the Politics Express podcast as Mike interviews Lars on the intricacies, strengths, shortfalls, and updates to the model from its 2020 Democrat-focused iteration. In ...
The 2024 Republican Vice Presidential Power Index
Use our time-tested tool to pick a given GOP nominee and find their strongest running mate.
How Our 2024 Republican Vice Presidential Power Index Works
If there is one particular niche we are known for here at The Postrider, it is our religious coverage of vice presidents, the vice presidential selection process, and what goes into a strong vice presidential pick. One of our notable ...
Biden Will Retain Harris as His Running Mate… Obviously?
At the beginning of 2022, President Biden affirmed in a news conference that he would retain Kamala Harris as his running mate when he runs for reelection in 2024. This came on the heels of an op-ed by Thomas Friedman ...
If Trump Runs in 2024, Who Will Be His Running Mate?
In 2019, we ran a piece about President Trump’s upcoming reelection and his relationship with Vice President Mike Pence — who we dubbed “the one man in the administration that President Trump cannot fire.” The article centered on whether or ...
Evaluating Our 2020 Presidential Ratings
With every state now called in the race for the presidency, it’s official: Joe Biden has won the election, becoming the first nominee to successfully unseat an incumbent president in almost 30 years. The Biden ticket featured the first ever ...
Running Mates: Episode 16 – Series Finale – 2020 – Harris v. Pence
In our series finale at the height of the 2020 election, Lars and Michael dive into a year wracked by a presidential impeachment, the coronavirus, and national protests, and explore Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate ...
Running Mates: Episode 15 – 2016 – Pence v. Kaine (Part 2)
In the part two of our 2016 election episode, Lars and Michael unpack their running mate choices for Hillary Clinton, argue about whether keeping Senate seats should be a priority, and end with the big conclusions about the vice presidential ...
Running Mates: Episode 14 – 2016 – Pence v. Kaine (Part 1)
In the part one of our 2016 election episode, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton taps Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate, while reality television star and businessman Donald Trump is nominated by the Republican Party and picks ...
Running Mates: Episode 13 – 2012 – Ryan v. Biden
With America still recovering from the Great Recession, Republican nominee Mitt Romney chooses “mini-Mitt” Wisconsin Congressman and House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan to hit incumbent President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on the big issue of the day: ...
A Last Look at the VP Picks as Biden’s Decision Looms
We’re finally at the precipice of the moment we’ve spent the entire year talking about: presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. It’s been a wild year, beginning with a competitive Democratic primary, where we talked about our ...
Running Mates: Episode 12 – 2008 – Biden v. Palin
As unpopular wars rage on, the economy collapses and Lars and Michael delve into Republican nominee John McCain’s miscalculation as he seeks a game changing vice presidential pick in Sarah Palin to counter the historic nomination of Barack Obama, who ...
Running Mates: Episode 11 – 2004 – Edwards v. Cheney
Amidst the War on Terror, President George W. Bush and his VP, Dick Cheney, are up for reelection against Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. In what turns into a presidential contest over their respective military records, patriotism, and foreign policy credentials, ...
Running Mates: Episode 10 – 2000 – Cheney v. Lieberman (Part 2)
In the part two of our 2000 election episode, Lars and Michael discuss who Democratic candidate Al Gore should have put on the ticket instead of Joe Lieberman. They conclude with a broad analysis of the 2000 election, the direction ...
Running Mates: Episode 9 – 2000 – Cheney v. Lieberman (Part 1)
In the part one of our 2000 election episode, the impeached president Bill Clinton’s Vice President Al Gore runs for the presidency and picks Joe Lieberman to try and distance himself from Clinton. Meanwhile, Republicans seek a compassionate conservative and ...
Running Mates: Episode 8 – 1996 – Kemp v. Gore
President Bill Clinton and his vice president, Al Gore, are up for reelection and after a bruising midterm two years prior, Democrats have moved decisively to the center. Republicans face a crisis of confidence and their candidate, Bob Dole chooses ...
Catherine Cortez Masto Would Have Been a Great Running Mate for Biden
Unless you’ve been following this website and our obsession with vice presidential picks, you’re probably not very familiar with Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Cortez Masto’s name started to make headlines after Joe Biden made a pledge to select a ...
Running Mates: Episode 7 – 1992 – Gore v. Quayle
The Cold War has ended and President George H.W. Bush and his vice president, Dan Quayle, are running for reelection in a tough economy. Republicans push Bush to drop Quayle from the ticket but he stays the course to take ...
There are Three New Faces on the VP Tracker, One of Them is Now Biden’s Strongest Running Mate
Veepstakes season may have come early this year, but as you may know, we’ve been tracking the strongest vice presidential picks for all of the potential Democratic candidates for some time. This week, we’ve added a few new names to ...
Running Mates: Episode 6 – 1988 – Bentsen v. Quayle
The Reagan years are coming to an end and his vice president, George H.W. Bush is running for president himself against Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis. Lars and Michael discuss Bush’s pick of young Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as his running ...
Running Mates: Episode 5 – 1984 – Ferraro v. Bush
Walter Mondale figures he needs a game changing vice presidential pick to have any chance against the Reagan-Bush reelection in 1984. Lars and Michael discuss how Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman on a major party presidential ticket, holds up as ...