Advisors select and choose a vice president.
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They are called running mates when they are running for election.
Al Smith's running mate in the 1928 US presidential/vice-presidential election was Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas.
Joseph Biden , the incumbent is running for another term as VP.
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Nixon's running mates were Dwight Eisenhower as a Vice Presidential candidate, and Spiro Agnew as Presidential candidate. Gerald Ford did not run with Nixon, though he later became his Vice President.
They are called the party's presidential ticket. Also the party's presidential nominees.
Advisors select and choose a vice president.
Barack Obama chose Joseph Biden, Senator from Delaware and John McCain chose Sarah Palin, Governor of the state of Alaska as their vice presidential running mates.
Running Mates - 1985 is rated/received certificates of: USA:PG
Originally, the person who finished 2nd in the presidential election was vice president. The 12th amendment made them running mates, so that they were in the same political party.
The Republican candidate cannot start his presidential campaign until a Republican candidate is selected. The President probably won't start his campaign until he knows exactly who he will be running against.
Political parties began selecting running mates in the early 19th century in the United States. The first vice presidential candidate was chosen by the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1804 election. The selection of running mates has since become a standard practice in U.S. presidential elections.
Running Mates - The West Wing episode - was created on 2006-01-08.
Running Mates - 2000 TV is rated/received certificates of: Australia:M Iceland:L
The vice presidential candidate is often referred to as the running mate of the presidential candidate during the campaign.