25:
437:
186:
choose their presumptive presidential nominees for the election, the candidates themselves choose their running mates. Running mates are heavily vetted before being announced in the weeks prior to the
726:
430:
701:
423:
680:
670:
665:
660:
650:
645:
635:
625:
620:
610:
605:
600:
590:
585:
580:
572:
562:
557:
552:
542:
537:
532:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
454:
785:
706:
716:
711:
696:
741:
736:
194:
by complementing and balancing its strengths, ideologically, geographically, and with respect to credentials on either foreign or domestic policy.
187:
143:
122:
446:
759:
754:
780:
300:
197:
Occasionally, the running mate is chosen from the pool of candidates who also ran in the primary, as was the case in 1960 with
395:
139:
89:
236:
Some presidential candidates who did not win their party's nomination have prematurely announced running mates, such as
341:
304:
61:
277:
108:
363:
183:
179:
68:
190:. The selection of a running mate is given considerable attention because the individual chosen can be seen to
131:
46:
75:
42:
296:
57:
415:
35:
281:
8:
82:
371:
269:
241:
210:
202:
261:
198:
320:
288:
191:
774:
375:
265:
249:
237:
230:
206:
222:
218:
135:
308:
292:
163:
130:
is an informal term for the quadrennial process in which candidates for
445:
214:
155:
226:
167:
159:
24:
245:
396:"History Suggests Ted Cruz's Early Running-Mate Gambit Won't Work"
291:
attempted to counter a perception of his inexperience by choosing
364:"What's More Exciting Than a Veepstakes? A Surprise Veepstakes"
273:
123:
Vice
President of the United States § Nominating process
16:
Selection of a running mate by U.S. presidential candidates
268:
won his party's presidential nomination, he chose
Senator
138:. If the ticket wins, the running mate becomes the
447:
United States vice presidential candidate selection
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
786:United States presidential elections terminology
772:
342:"The Big Apple: Veepstakes (Veep + sweepstakes)"
431:
170:has been found in print as far back as 1952.
361:
438:
424:
276:in an effort to win that state's critical
362:Lerer, Lisa; Glueck, Katie (2024-07-24).
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
760:List of Republican National Conventions
755:List of Democratic National Conventions
773:
255:
419:
339:
173:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
140:vice president of the United States
13:
14:
797:
280:and to enhance his appeal in the
229:, and in 2020 with Biden picking
23:
144:first in line to the presidency
34:needs additional citations for
388:
355:
333:
132:president of the United States
1:
781:American political neologisms
326:
149:
7:
340:Popik, Barry (2012-03-24).
314:
192:broaden the ticket's appeal
10:
802:
297:White House Chief of Staff
120:
750:
725:
702:American Independent 1968
689:
571:
453:
188:party national convention
287:In 2000, Texas Governor
260:In 1960, when Senator
321:Balancing the ticket
305:Secretary of Defense
301:House Representative
43:improve this article
256:Historical examples
368:The New York Times
768:
767:
742:1974 confirmation
737:1973 confirmation
727:Vice presidential
270:Lyndon B. Johnson
242:Richard Schweiker
211:George H. W. Bush
203:Lyndon B. Johnson
174:Selection process
119:
118:
111:
93:
793:
712:Independent 1992
707:Independent 1980
677:
657:
642:
632:
617:
597:
549:
529:
440:
433:
426:
417:
416:
410:
409:
407:
406:
392:
386:
385:
383:
382:
359:
353:
352:
350:
349:
344:. Barrypopik.com
337:
184:Democratic Party
180:Republican Party
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
801:
800:
796:
795:
794:
792:
791:
790:
771:
770:
769:
764:
746:
728:
721:
685:
675:
655:
640:
630:
615:
595:
567:
547:
527:
449:
444:
414:
413:
404:
402:
394:
393:
389:
380:
378:
360:
356:
347:
345:
338:
334:
329:
317:
278:electoral votes
262:John F. Kennedy
258:
199:John F. Kennedy
176:
152:
125:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
799:
789:
788:
783:
766:
765:
763:
762:
757:
751:
748:
747:
745:
744:
739:
733:
731:
723:
722:
720:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
697:Dixiecrat 1948
693:
691:
687:
686:
684:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
577:
575:
569:
568:
566:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
459:
457:
451:
450:
443:
442:
435:
428:
420:
412:
411:
387:
354:
331:
330:
328:
325:
324:
323:
316:
313:
289:George W. Bush
257:
254:
175:
172:
151:
148:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
798:
787:
784:
782:
779:
778:
776:
761:
758:
756:
753:
752:
749:
743:
740:
738:
735:
734:
732:
730:
724:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
694:
692:
688:
682:
679:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
639:
637:
634:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
578:
576:
574:
570:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
460:
458:
456:
452:
448:
441:
436:
434:
429:
427:
422:
421:
418:
401:
397:
391:
377:
373:
369:
365:
358:
343:
336:
332:
322:
319:
318:
312:
310:
307:, and CEO of
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
285:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
266:Massachusetts
263:
253:
251:
250:Carly Fiorina
247:
244:in 1976, and
243:
239:
238:Ronald Reagan
234:
232:
231:Kamala Harris
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
207:Ronald Reagan
204:
200:
195:
193:
189:
185:
181:
171:
169:
165:
161:
158:of the words
157:
147:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
124:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
729:confirmation
403:. Retrieved
399:
390:
379:. Retrieved
367:
357:
346:. Retrieved
335:
286:
259:
235:
223:Barack Obama
221:, 2008 with
219:John Edwards
213:, 2004 with
205:, 1980 with
196:
177:
153:
136:running mate
127:
126:
105:
99:October 2012
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
58:"Veepstakes"
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
717:Reform 1996
309:Halliburton
295:, a former
293:Dick Cheney
164:sweepstakes
775:Categories
573:Republican
455:Democratic
405:2022-04-26
381:2024-07-24
348:2013-10-01
327:References
248:selecting
240:selecting
215:John Kerry
156:blend word
128:Veepstakes
121:See also:
69:newspapers
376:0362-4331
252:in 2016.
227:Joe Biden
209:choosing
201:choosing
178:Once the
168:neologism
150:Etymology
134:select a
315:See also
246:Ted Cruz
225:picking
217:picking
182:and the
166:", the
83:scholar
690:Others
374:
160:"veep"
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
282:South
274:Texas
162:and "
90:JSTOR
76:books
681:2024
676:2020
671:2016
666:2012
661:2008
656:2004
651:2000
646:1996
641:1992
636:1988
631:1984
626:1980
621:1976
616:1972
611:1968
606:1964
601:1960
596:1956
591:1952
586:1948
581:1944
563:2024
558:2020
553:2016
548:2012
543:2008
538:2004
533:2000
528:1996
523:1992
518:1988
513:1984
508:1980
503:1976
498:1972
493:1968
488:1964
483:1960
478:1956
473:1952
468:1948
463:1944
400:Time
372:ISSN
142:and
62:news
272:of
264:of
45:by
777::
398:.
370:.
366:.
311:.
303:,
299:,
284:.
233:.
154:A
146:.
439:e
432:t
425:v
408:.
384:.
351:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
