Latest Running mates Podcast Episodes
Trailer for Floor Fight
Running Mates - February 22, 2022 16:39 - 1 minuteWho was the best president we never had? Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito from ThePostrider.com are dedicated to finding out as they work their way through the ultimate bracket of losing presidential candidates in American history. Follow along to the podcast with the live bracket at The...
Trailer for Politics Express
Running Mates - August 28, 2021 01:57 - 55 secondsRunning Mates host Lars Emerson introduces The Postrider team's newest general interest politics podcast, Politics Express. Subscribe now and check out the first episode, available wherever podcasts are found and on thepostrider.com.
Trailer for Watching Mates
Running Mates - March 04, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutesRunning Mates stars Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito introduce their new show, Watching Mates. Subscribe now and stay tuned for the first episode, available wherever podcasts are found and on thepostrider.com.
Episode 16: Series Finale - 2020 - Harris v. Pence
Running Mates - September 19, 2020 15:00 - 1 hourIn our series finale at the height of the 2020 election, Lars and Michael dive into a year wracked by a presidential impeachment, the coronavirus, and national protests, and explore Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate as they challenge Donald Trump and Vice Preside...
Episode 15: 2016 - Pence v. Kaine (Part 2)
Running Mates - August 29, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutesIn the part two of our 2016 election episode, Lars and Michael unpack their running mate choices for Hillary Clinton, argue about whether keeping Senate seats should be a priority, and end with the big conclusions about the vice presidential candidates this year.
Episode 14: 2016 - Pence v. Kaine (Part 1)
Running Mates - August 22, 2020 15:00 - 1 hourIn the part one of our 2016 election episode, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton taps Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate, while reality television star and businessman Donald Trump picks Indiana Governor Mike Pence in order to win over conservative and religious voters...
Episode 13: 2012 - Ryan v. Biden
Running Mates - August 08, 2020 15:00 - 53 minutesWith America still recovering from the Great Recession, Republican nominee Mitt Romney chooses "mini-Mitt" Wisconsin Congressman and House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan to hit incumbent President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on the big issue of the day: the economy.
Episode 12: 2008 - Biden v. Palin
Running Mates - July 25, 2020 15:00 - 1 hourAs unpopular wars rage on, the economy collapses and Lars and Michael delve into Republican nominee John McCain's miscalculation as he seeks a game changing vice presidential pick in Sarah Palin to counter the historic nomination of Barack Obama, who seeks a more traditional running mate...
Episode 11: 2004 - Edwards v. Cheney
Running Mates - July 11, 2020 13:00 - 55 minutesAmidst the War on Terror, President George W. Bush and his VP, Dick Cheney, are up for reelection against Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. In what turns into a presidential contest over their respective military records, patriotism, and foreign policy credentials, Kerry chooses, and lat...
Episode 10: 2000 - Cheney v. Lieberman (Part 2)
Running Mates - June 27, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutesIn the part two of our 2000 election episode, Lars and Michael discuss who Democratic candidate Al Gore should have put on the ticket instead of Joe Lieberman. They conclude with a broad analysis of the 2000 election, the direction of the parties and decisions they made at this point, an...
Episode 9: 2000 - Cheney v. Lieberman (Part 1)
Running Mates - June 20, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutesIn the part one of our 2000 election episode, the impeached president Bill Clinton's Vice President Al Gore runs for the presidency and picks Joe Lieberman to try and distance himself from Clinton. Meanwhile, Republicans seek a compassionate conservative and land on George W. Bush, who t...
Episode 8: 1996 - Kemp v. Gore
Running Mates - June 06, 2020 14:00 - 1 hourPresident Bill Clinton and his vice president, Al Gore, are up for reelection and after a bruising midterm two years prior, Democrats have moved decisively to the center. Republicans face a crisis of confidence and their candidate, Bob Dole chooses throwback Jack Kemp as his running mate...
Episode 7: 1992 - Gore v. Quayle
Running Mates - May 23, 2020 15:00 - 52 minutesThe Cold War has ended and President George H.W. Bush and his vice president, Dan Quayle, are running for reelection in a tough economy. Republicans push Bush to drop Quayle from the ticket but he stays the course to take on Bill Clinton, who makes the unusual choice of naming neighborin...
Episode 6: 1988 - Bentsen v. Quayle
Running Mates - May 09, 2020 15:05 - 59 minutesThe 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 ma...
Episode 5: 1984 - Ferraro v. Bush
Running Mates - April 25, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutesWalter 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 Mondal...
Episode 4: 1980 - Bush v. Mondale
Running Mates - April 11, 2020 17:00 - 47 minutesWith Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale up for reelection, Lars and Michael discuss the foreign policy and economic crises that perpetuate a strong challenge from Ronald Reagan, who placates establishment Republicans by putting George H.W. Bush on the ticket.
Episode 3: 1976 - Mondale v. Dole
Running Mates - March 28, 2020 21:40 - 1 hourLars and Michael discuss the first post-Watergate presidential election and how Gerald Ford fails to excite or unite his party by picking Bob Dole as his running mate, while Jimmy Carter manages to capture optimism and credibility with Walter Mondale.
Episode 3: 1972 - Mondale v. Dole
Running Mates - March 28, 2020 21:40 - 1 hourLars and Michael discuss the first post-Watergate presidential election and how Gerald Ford fails to excite or unite his party by picking Bob Dole as his running mate, while Jimmy Carter manages to capture optimism and credibility with Walter Mondale.
Episode 2: 1972 - Shriver v. Agnew
Running Mates - February 22, 2020 14:30 - 48 minutesLars and Michael discuss Richard Nixon's deliberation over whether or not to keep his vice president, Spiro Agnew, on the ticket and take a deep dive into the bleak prospects for the Democratic nominee George McGovern and his struggle to even find a running mate in the first place.
Episode 1: 1968 - Agnew v. Muskie
Running Mates - February 08, 2020 14:15 - 1 hourLars and Michael discuss the 1968 running mates in our first full episode. In a divided and tormented nation, Richard Nixon picks Spiro Agnew in an attempt to woo southern voters with a law and order campaign and Hubert Humphrey picks Edmund Muskie to appease anti-war activists, cutting ...
Intro Episode
Running Mates - January 26, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutesLars introduces Running Mates, a show dedicated to the American vice presidency
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