Picking a vice president is a little like choosing a spouse. For better or for worse, the couple are tied together. Some pairings are happy; others less so. Some lead to mutual gain; others to mutual destruction. For presidential hopefuls, it is arguably the most vital decision of their campaign. Here are five cautionary tales of just what could go wrong.
Tom Eagleton, VP Candidate for George McGovern (1972) Senator Tom Eagleton was not George McGovern’s first pick for vice president. After the party all-stars turned him down, McGovern turned to the B-team candidates – and they turned him down too. In fact, by the time of the Democratic Convention, a total of nine candidates had turned McGovern down. Time was running out for the spurned presidential hopeful. After a two-minute phone call with Tom Eagleton, McGovern was sold. Read the rest of History Today’s often funny, mostly embarrassing (for the candidates) article.
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