Tag: Running Mates
You Can Now Look at All of the Possible 2020 Presidential Nominees in the VP Tracker
Now that Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee, tracking the strongest vice presidential picks for each potential candidate has lost a bit of its luster. I put out a piece regarding the strongest picks for Biden, but because all ...
Joe Biden’s Strongest Potential Running Mates
Just like that, it’s over. Now that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the Democratic primary, former Vice President Joe Biden begins the march towards his coronation in Milwaukee (maybe) in August as the Democrats’ nominee for president. ...
Running Mates: Episode 4 – 1980 – Bush v. Mondale
With Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale up for reelection, Lars and Michael discuss the foreign policy and economic crises that perpetuate a strong challenge from Ronald Reagan, who placates establishment Republicans by putting George H.W. Bush on the ticket.
When Will Joe Biden Announce His Running Mate?
Now that he is the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden will begin turning his attention towards uniting the Democratic Party and defeating Donald Trump this autumn. This shift in focus will require him to make an important choice that will ...
Running Mates: Episode 3 – 1976 – Mondale v. Dole
Lars and Michael discuss the first post-Watergate presidential election and how Gerald Ford fails to excite or unite his party by picking Bob Dole as his running mate, while Jimmy Carter manages to capture optimism and credibility with Walter Mondale.
The Race is Down to Two Candidates. Their Strongest VP Picks Are Almost Identical.
And just like that, what was once the largest primary field in modern history, became what it was always probably destined to be: a slug fest between the moderates and the left, personified respectively by former Vice President Joe Biden ...
Running Mates: Episode 2 – 1972 – Shriver v. Agnew
Lars and Michael discuss Richard Nixon’s deliberation over whether or not to keep his vice president, Spiro Agnew, on the ticket and take a deep dive into the bleak prospects for the Democratic nominee George McGovern and his struggle to ...
Keeping an Eye on Vice Presidential Picks After Iowa and New Hampshire
It took a few days, a lot of miscommunication, a lot of errors, and some late nights, but we finally have the results from both the Iowa Democratic caucuses and the New Hampshire Democratic primary. The Iowa caucuses, the 89th ...
Running Mates: Episode 1 – 1968 – Agnew v. Muskie
Lars and Michael discuss the 1968 running mates in our first full episode. In a divided and tormented nation, Richard Nixon picks Spiro Agnew in an attempt to woo southern voters with a law and order campaign and Hubert Humphrey ...
The 2020 Vice Presidential Tracker
It may feel like the 2020 Democratic primary has been going on forever, but voters will finally have a say in who the eventual nominee will be in under a week at the Iowa caucuses. This first real contest between ...
Running Mates: Introduction
We’re launching a new podcast here at The Postrider as part of our Running Mates project dedicated to the American vice presidency, those who have held it, vied for it, and perhaps are destined for it. The Running Mates podcast will ...
Is the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Already Running?
2020 is shaping up to be a big year for the two things I love writing most about at The Postrider: the United States Senate, and the vice presidency. And we’re going to have a swath of content featuring both ...
What if Pence Was Dropped from the Ticket in 2020?
In the summer of 2016, Indiana governor Mike Pence was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate. This choice was not to be made lightly, but reporting in June highlighted the struggles then-candidate Trump was facing in selecting a vice presidential ...