Presidential nominees of the past have taken very different approaches when choosing a running mate. Here are 4 ways Joe Biden's VP pick could help — or hurt — the Democratic ticket. - SteveKornacki
The assumption was that Bill Clinton, a 45-year-old centrist Arkansas governor, would seek a running mate to provide balance — regional, ideological, generational. Instead, he went with Gore, a fellow centrist southerner from the Baby Boom generation. This was Clinton's way of demonstrating to voters his independence from the more liberal Washington wing of the Democratic Party, which was coming off three straight landslide defeats.
Biden kept his distance from all of this. But it was Biden, of course, who triumphed in the primaries, and he’s shownRepublican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and his choice for Vice President George Bush field questions from reporters during a news conference in Detroit, on July 17, 1980.It's hard to believe now, but in the summer of 1980 there was still doubt over whether Ronald Reagan could actually win a national election.
His conservatism evoked memories of Barry Goldwater, who'd lost in a landslide 16 years earlier, and many wondered if the country might ultimately be unnerved by Reagan. Additionally, the GOP of that era still contained a sizable moderate — and even liberal — wing. There was danger for Reagan of losing GOP voters to Rep. John Anderson, a liberal Republican who'd run in the GOP primaries before bolting for an independent bid. Thus, there was pressure on Reagan to use his V.P. selection as a gesture of respect for and inclusion of his party's moderates. For a moment, it seemed he'd go with former President Gerald Ford, but when those negotiations collapsed Reagan chose George H.W.
Many party leaders and strategists saw in Edwards, a first–term North Carolina senator, a genuine political talent — articulate, television-friendly and marketable to middle-of-the road voters in swing states. Comparisons to Bill Clinton were common.
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