Bush/Cheney 301
Gore/Wellstone 237
Wellstone would have been an absolutely
horrible pick for VP. He was so far to the left he would have scared the daylights out of hundreds of thousands of undecided and moderate voters who would have decided to go for Bush because of Wellstone.
The Republicans would have run ads emphasizing Wellstone's extreme leftist views and positions on the issues and told Americans that this man would be just one heart beat away from the Presidency
A clear and solid win for Bush and Cheney.