Running Mates
Running Mates
Lars Emerson & Michael Lovito
Episode 5: 1984 - Ferraro v. Bush
49 minutes Posted Apr 25, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
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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.