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Episode 5: 1984 - Ferraro v. Bush
Running Mates
English - April 25, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 50.9 MBPolitics News History vice president postrider running mates Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 4: 1980 - Bush v. Mondale
Next Episode: Episode 6: 1988 - Bentsen v. Quayle
Walter Mondale figures he needs a game changing vice presidential pick to have any chance against the Reagan-Bush reelection in 1984. Lars and Michael discuss how Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman on a major party presidential ticket, holds up as a running mate, and the long odds Mondale faced regardless of his vice presidential pick.