Running Mates

Amidst the War on Terror, President George W. Bush and his VP, Dick Cheney, are up for reelection against Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. In what turns into a presidential contest over their respective military records, patriotism, and foreign policy credentials, Kerry chooses, and later would regret having done so, North Carolina Senator John Edwards as his running mate.

What is Running Mates?

Starting with 1968, The Postrider's Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito discuss each presidential election through the lens of the vice presidential running mates.