The pros and cons of picking a VP candidate early

A story on ABC News about the pros and cons of picking a vice presidential candidate early interviews James Campbell, UB Distinguished Professor of Political Science, who discussed Ronald Reagan’s decision to make then-Sen. Dick Schweiker his running mate in 1976. “I remember at the time it was considered unprecedented,” he said. “To say it was a gimmick is probably going too far, but this was an unprecedented attempt to undermine (Gerald) Ford’s position,” he said. The story also appeared on ABC News Radio and Yahoo News.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pros-cons-picking-vp-candidate-early/story?id=38656570

http://abcnewsradioonline.com/politics-news/the-pros-and-cons-of-picking-a-vp-candidate-early.html

https://gma.yahoo.com/pros-cons-picking-vp-candidate-early-175032267.html