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Episode 6: 1988 - Bentsen v. Quayle
Running Mates
English - May 09, 2020 15:05 - 59 minutes - 62.9 MBPolitics News History vice president postrider running mates Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 5: 1984 - Ferraro v. Bush
Next Episode: Episode 7: 1992 - Gore v. Quayle
The Reagan years are coming to an end and his vice president, George H.W. Bush is running for president himself against Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis. Lars and Michael discuss Bush's pick of young Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as his running mate and Dukakis' selection of the more mature Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen in what proves to be a showdown over smarts, experience, and who knew Jack Kennedy.