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By Zach Carter
Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized Sen. John McCain's 2008 decision to choose Sarah Palin as his running mate, saying Palin was not prepared to take over the presidency.
"That one I don't think was well handled," Cheney said. "The test to get on that small list has to be, Is this person capable of being president of the United States?"
Cheney's comments came in an interview with ABC, a segment of which aired Sunday morning. The full interview will run Sunday evening.
Cheney said that while considerations like a person's background, gender or ethnicity are "important," they should never "override" the question of whether a vice president would be capable of running the country.
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