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Orser67
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« on: April 27, 2016, 01:11:58 PM »
I know that Reagan named Schweiker before the 1976 convention, and the consensus seems to be that the move backfired (or at least didn't help). Are there any other examples of a major party presidential candidate naming their running mate before the national convention?
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2016, 05:54:30 PM »
Mitt Romney.
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2016, 10:16:43 PM »
I think you mean before they had enough votes to win at the convention, right?

(and in Cruz's case, when someone is mathematically impossible to win the convention on a first ballot)
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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2016, 11:00:19 PM »
Quote from: Blue3 on April 27, 2016, 10:16:43 PM
I think you mean before they had enough votes to win at the convention, right?

Yeah, I guess I should have said "before they were the presumptive nominee".
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2016, 08:06:17 AM »
Quote from: Orser67 on April 27, 2016, 11:00:19 PM
Quote from: Blue3 on April 27, 2016, 10:16:43 PM
I think you mean before they had enough votes to win at the convention, right?

Yeah, I guess I should have said "before they were the presumptive nominee".

I can think only of Reagan, picking Schweiker in 1976. We can, of course, count incumbents that announced they'll be running with their VPs well ahead of time.
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