Because he was CEO of Halliburton in TX, but could not run for VP from the same state as G.W. Bush. It's not like the Clintons are really from NY anyway?
The 12th amendment of the Constitution states that a president and vice-president may not be residents of the same state.
When he has ceo of Halliburton in the late 90s leading up to the 2000 election
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