Why do Vice Presidential picks end up being so disastrous for Presidents?

[Mikeoxenormous]

Woops! My bad.

And what can we say of Dick? He was perhaps more hated than "W".

And Cheney's daughter? This only goes to drive home my point.

Just like "W", the Cheney family is pure poison. The Bush family was chosen by Reagan to try and bring the Rhino's in with the conservatives.

Yea, that never works out well.

Dick was considered "Satan" by the Democrats. Then a few years later, the Democrats were all in league with "Satan's Daughter" Liz working to get US citizens incarcerated, to make an example of how Fascists Democrats and Establishment Republicans are.

 

[Votto]

Dick was considered "Satan" by the Democrats. Then a few years later, the Democrats were all in league with "Satan's Daughter" Liz working to get US citizens incarcerated, to make an example of how Fascists Democrats and Establishment Republicans are.

The same will happen with Trump's daughter if she does the same for the future GOP nominee.

 

[rightwinger]

President Reagan would have been better off choosing a solid conservative like Sen. Jesse A. Helms who was a visionary and a real expert in foreign affairs which was really needed during the Cold War.

Good one

 

[rightwinger]

Dick was considered "Satan" by the Democrats. Then a few years later, the Democrats were all in league with "Satan's Daughter" Liz working to get US citizens incarcerated, to make an example of how Fascists Democrats and Establishment Republicans are.

Dick Cheney played the role of Good Cop/Bad Cop for Bush

 

[Votto]

Dick was considered "Satan" by the Democrats. Then a few years later, the Democrats were all in league with "Satan's Daughter" Liz working to get US citizens incarcerated, to make an example of how Fascists Democrats and Establishment Republicans are.

Indeed. The democrats skipped Hitler and went right to the Prince of Darkness himself.

 

[Votto]

Dick Cheney played the role of Good Cop/Bad Cop for Bush

Dick Cheney made a good hunting partner, that is, if you had a death wish.

 

[Godboy]

And who did "W" pick as a VP? That's right, Dan Quayle, the most disrespected VP in modern day history.

Because he misspelled a word that one time. Thats a pretty fucking weird reason to hate on a VP if you ask me. Even decades later people still bring him up, but the only thing anyone can point to is that he misspelled a word that one time.

 

[JoeB131]

That is not how I remember it.

Anyhow, as I said, he was perhaps the strongest of the weak selections, but his son ended up destroying them all.

Naw, that's the problem; you Wingnuts have selective Memory. You now hate everyone your party has ever run EXCEPT for Trump and Reagan because you've built this mythology around Reagan that is nowhere near the real man.

(YOu think any Republican today could give amnesty to three million illegals?)

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In a decade, you guys will all admit what a disaster Trump was.. and all pretend you never supported him.

 

[JoeB131]

Because he misspelled a word that one time. Thats a pretty fucking weird reason to hate on a VP if you ask me. Even decades later people still bring him up, but the only thing anyone can point to is that he misspelled a word that one time.

It wasn't just that, it was all the other weird stuff he did. Deer in the Headlights.

Happy Campers.

Wasted minds

you get the idea. The guy was more of a Gaffe machine than Biden.

Usually, the last VP has an inside track for the nomination - Nixon, Humphrey, Bush, Gore, Biden

But not Quayle, because even Republicans knew he was stupid. Let's run the Fossil, Dole.

 

[22lcidw]

People in positions of power want non-threatening alternatives I suppose. Reagan cose GHWB. They were a pretty strong battery.

Reagan was an outsider. He was cajoled into taking George Sr. who was a globalist adherent. When Reagan started to have some medical issues later in his 2nd term the George Sr. faction held more sway. Reagan also should have been the 1976 Republican candidate for President as the Republican old guard went with Ford.

 

[rightwinger]

Reagan was an outsider. He was cajoled into taking George Sr. who was a globalist adherent. When Reagan started to have some medical issues later in his 2nd term the George Sr. faction held more sway. Reagan also should have been the 1976 Republican candidate for President as the Republican old guard went with Ford.

Ford was the sitting President
He was the next in line

Bush Sr was a natural compliment to Reagan and had more foreign policy experience

 

[Independent thinker]

Looking back at the history of Vice Presidential picks, at least in modern day politics, it would appear that the VP pick almost always later comes back to bite the President or their party on the rear in the end.

Going all the way back to Reagan, Bush Sr. was arguably the best of the worst because he won one term after Reagan stepped aside. But he only won one term, and then gave us "W" who basically ran the party into the ground and caused voters to go fleeing to Obama. "W" gave us the continuation of the Iraq war and then Afghanistan, and then proceeded to oversee the economy going into the toilet. At the end of his term, everyone hated "W". Now "W" spends all his time convincing the world that voting Republican means you are a Nazi because he hates Trump.

Then came Clinton who picked Al Gore. Al Gore was so horrible, he lost to "W". Nuff said.

And who did "W" pick as a VP? That's right, Dan Quayle, the most disrespected VP in modern day history.

Next on the list is Biden himself. People often joked that the reason Obama picked Biden to prove he could win the Presidency without an actual VP. In fact, Biden had run for President since the 1600's and wound up pretty much dead last every time due to his culmination of gaffs, blatant lies, and plagiarism. Biden was so bad, in fact, Obama refused to endorse him for the Presidency and today is openly favoring he leave office and not run again. The entire DNC is in disarray over him. Unfortunately, Biden is still the same man, only, he can't walk and talk anymore.

So, why is this? I think it has to do with picking someone that is lesser than you are, which is why Biden picked Kamala Harris who is hated worse than Joe according to polls, and is I think the main reason Biden is not inclined to step down. Simply put, you don't want to let that VP pick outshine you in any way cuz it is all about YOU! Problem is, they become the front runner of sorts for the party, a front runner that is going nowhere, or if they do win the Presidency like Bush Sr., it will wind up destroying the party in the end.

The root cause may have something to do with the fact that the VP job is totally worthless. They are used as a punching bag to protect the president. You give them impossible jobs (if you give them any jobs at all) so that all the blame goes on the VP instead of on the president.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Looking back at the history of Vice Presidential picks, at least in modern day politics, it would appear that the VP pick almost always later comes back to bite the President or their party on the rear in the end.

Going all the way back to Reagan, Bush Sr. was arguably the best of the worst because he won one term after Reagan stepped aside. But he only won one term, and then gave us "W" who basically ran the party into the ground and caused voters to go fleeing to Obama. "W" gave us the continuation of the Iraq war and then Afghanistan, and then proceeded to oversee the economy going into the toilet. At the end of his term, everyone hated "W". Now "W" spends all his time convincing the world that voting Republican means you are a Nazi because he hates Trump.

Then came Clinton who picked Al Gore. Al Gore was so horrible, he lost to "W". Nuff said.

And who did "W" pick as a VP? That's right, Dan Quayle, the most disrespected VP in modern day history.

Next on the list is Biden himself. People often joked that the reason Obama picked Biden to prove he could win the Presidency without an actual VP. In fact, Biden had run for President since the 1600's and wound up pretty much dead last every time due to his culmination of gaffs, blatant lies, and plagiarism. Biden was so bad, in fact, Obama refused to endorse him for the Presidency and today is openly favoring he leave office and not run again. The entire DNC is in disarray over him. Unfortunately, Biden is still the same man, only, he can't walk and talk anymore.

So, why is this? I think it has to do with picking someone that is lesser than you are, which is why Biden picked Kamala Harris who is hated worse than Joe according to polls, and is I think the main reason Biden is not inclined to step down. Simply put, you don't want to let that VP pick outshine you in any way cuz it is all about YOU! Problem is, they become the front runner of sorts for the party, a front runner that is going nowhere, or if they do win the Presidency like Bush Sr., it will wind up destroying the party in the end.

/---/ They are usually picked for the wrong reasons, such as their home state's electoral votes or age.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Looking back at the history of Vice Presidential picks, at least in modern day politics, it would appear that the VP pick almost always later comes back to bite the President or their party on the rear in the end.

Going all the way back to Reagan, Bush Sr. was arguably the best of the worst because he won one term after Reagan stepped aside. But he only won one term, and then gave us "W" who basically ran the party into the ground and caused voters to go fleeing to Obama. "W" gave us the continuation of the Iraq war and then Afghanistan, and then proceeded to oversee the economy going into the toilet. At the end of his term, everyone hated "W". Now "W" spends all his time convincing the world that voting Republican means you are a Nazi because he hates Trump.

Then came Clinton who picked Al Gore. Al Gore was so horrible, he lost to "W". Nuff said.

And who did "W" pick as a VP? That's right, Dan Quayle, the most disrespected VP in modern day history.

Next on the list is Biden himself. People often joked that the reason Obama picked Biden to prove he could win the Presidency without an actual VP. In fact, Biden had run for President since the 1600's and wound up pretty much dead last every time due to his culmination of gaffs, blatant lies, and plagiarism. Biden was so bad, in fact, Obama refused to endorse him for the Presidency and today is openly favoring he leave office and not run again. The entire DNC is in disarray over him. Unfortunately, Biden is still the same man, only, he can't walk and talk anymore.

So, why is this? I think it has to do with picking someone that is lesser than you are, which is why Biden picked Kamala Harris who is hated worse than Joe according to polls, and is I think the main reason Biden is not inclined to step down. Simply put, you don't want to let that VP pick outshine you in any way cuz it is all about YOU! Problem is, they become the front runner of sorts for the party, a front runner that is going nowhere, or if they do win the Presidency like Bush Sr., it will wind up destroying the party in the end.

Could you possibly be more f-ed up? W's pick was not Dan Quayle. He was GHWB's VP. W's VP was Dick Cheney.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Bush Sr came in second in the Republican Primaries
He was well respected in the party

He was a god VP for Reagan

Who are you and what have you done with rightwinger? I actually gave you a "like" on that post, despite the typo!

 

[Kilroy2]

Vice Presidents are picked for partisan political/electoral reasons, i.e., to "balance the ticket" or "win their state", rather than for specific qualifications.

Since partisan politics soils everything it touches, the results of these picks are fairly predictable.

The VP pick is want can he or she bring to the table to complement the one running for prez.

Yeah there is some consideration for if the president is assassinated, does something wrong that warrants removal. Still the underlying reason is can it help the ticket. Yet do people really care who the backup is.

How many people can remember who the backup quarterback is?

 

[GMCGeneral]

Reagan/Bush
Bush was a good VP and eventual President

Bush/Quayle
Quayle was laughably bad

Clinton/Gore
Gore was a good VP and should have been President

Bush/Cheney
Hated Cheneys politics and power but he was a good VP for Bush

Obama/Biden
Biden was a good VP and eventual President

Trump/Pence
Pence had no responsibility and Trump wanted him hung

Biden/Harris
Harris has contributed nothing

And yet like a good Commie drone, you've do handsprings to the voting booth to vote for that c*nt.

 

[rightwinger]

And yet like a good Commie drone, you've do handsprings to the voting booth to vote for that c*nt.

I hope you do realize how pathetic you look with that constant “Commie” crap?

My guess is you don’t

 

[LeroyDumonde]

Vice Presidents are chosen for assassination insurance.

 

[GMCGeneral]

I hope you do realize how pathetic you look with that constant “Commie” crap?

My guess is you don’t

Only because ALL Democrat turds are also Communists and the enemies of America.