John McCain's choice of Palin as his running-mate by a 54 to 37 percent majority.
Among them was Beth Myers, the head of his vice presidential search, fueling rumors the running-mate V.
When Geraldine Ferraro was picked as Walter Mondale's running-mate, she had served in the House for three terms.
Mr Jarquin is now Mr Ortega's running-mate, even though in the 1980s he was also jailed by the Sandinists.
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Mr Romney is expected to reveal his running-mate any day now, which will result in a rush of attention.
Mr McCain's running-mate, Sarah Palin, is a Nixonian fantasy come true, perfectly designed to create a cycle of accusation and counteraccusation.
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Ramos's Lakas-NUCD party has more cabinet posts (five) than Estrada's own LaMMP coalition with his defeated running-mate Senator Edgardo Angara (four).
The party that chose the presidential candidate should also choose the running-mate.
So, if the polls are to be believed, Mr Estrada will end up with Mr de Venecia's running-mate, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as his deputy.
The DCCC chairman added that Gephardt is handling the running-mate sweepstakes in the same way that most people would who are under consideration.
Mr Kerry failed to get much of a bounce here despite picking John Edwards, a supposed favourite of independents, as his vice-presidential running-mate.
Mitt Romney chose Mr Ryan as his running-mate to gee up the Republican base rather than to further the debate on fiscal policy.
John Edwards, Mr Kerry's running-mate in 2004, has been telling local Democratic caucuses that they should embrace the minimum-wage issue as a sure winner.
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His last-minute choice as running-mate was Armando Caro Figueroa, who as Mr Menem's labour minister liberalised the labour market, creating thousands of temporary jobs.
Choosing as his running-mate Joe Lieberman, one of Mr Clinton's fiercest critics during the Monica escapade, was a subtle way of hinting at change.
He may also have softened the feminist vote by choosing as a running-mate Florida's secretary of state, Sandra Mortham, who favours choice on abortion.
Listening to her critics, one might think that John McCain's chosen running-mate is a complete ignoramus when it comes to matters of national security.
If Romney picks Rubio as his VP running-mate the GOP may pick up an extra 10% to 15% of Hispanic voters (plus lock down Florida).
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And they love his running-mate, Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.
The 37-year-old Indian-American is often mentioned as a possible running-mate, but the McCain campaign scrubbed the New Orleans trip and said the Jindal meeting will be rescheduled.
Both could have adverse consequences for the governor, who, as a prospective running-mate for Mr Romney, fancies himself as a bridge to conservatives wary of the moderate front-runner.
But he still has to find a suitable female running-mate from a neighbouring constituency, if he is to switch as he plans from Westminster to the Edinburgh parliament.
The week's biggest buzz surrounded Mr McCain's little-known running-mate.
By choosing Sarah Palin as his running-mate he made a cynical tryst with a party base that he has never much liked and that has never much liked him.
He would make, if not a sure-fire Russian presidential candidate in his own right, then the ideal running-mate for any Russian conservative or nationalist seeking to succeed Boris Yeltsin.
Such ambiguities also characterise his running-mate, Elba Esther Gordillo.
This holds that instead of opting for a running-mate who offers a contrast, and fills in the candidate's missing bits, a candidate can use a like-minded veep to reinforce his own message.
There is even talk that Mr Romney might bolster his standing among Latinos by picking one as a running-mate Marco Rubio, a senator from Florida, say, or Susana Martinez, the governor of New Mexico.
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