Mitt Romney was the first member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) to be a major party's presidential nominee in the 2012 US election.
Mitt Romney in 2012.
Robert "Bobby" Kennedy never made it to the White House. He was shot shortly after his nomination to the 1968 Democratic Presidential ticket. His brother President John F. Kennedy was assassinated earlier that decade in 1963.
He retired after delivering a speech to Congress. He hoped to run for President on the Republican ticket, but Eisenhower got the nomination.
James W. "Jim" Ford (1893 - 1957) was the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Communist Party USA in 1932.
Geraldine Ferraro (1984). The presidential nominee was Walter Mondale.
Geraldine Ferraro was nominated to run as Vice-President on the Democratic ticket with Presidential candidate Walter Mondale in 1984. She was the first woman nominated to run for public office. Ronald Reagan won the election for his second term of office that year.
No, indeed. Geraldine Ferraro was Walter Mondale's VP running mate on the Democratic ticket in the 1984 election. They were defeated by Reagan and the senior Bush.
In US Presidential political parlance, a "Kangaroo Ticket" refers to a ticket where the presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate are not from the same political party. This term is often used to describe an unconventional or unexpected pairing of candidates on the same ticket, similar to the unique characteristics of a kangaroo.
Robert "Bobby" Kennedy never made it to the White House. He was shot shortly after his nomination to the 1968 Democratic Presidential ticket. His brother President John F. Kennedy was assassinated earlier that decade in 1963.
They are called the party's presidential ticket. Also the party's presidential nominees.
Attract more voters for the presidential candidate
They are chosen by the same convention that nominates the president. Lately the presidential nominee has chosen his running mate. The usual strategy is to "balance the ticket" by picking someone who will run well in states that the presidential candidate is weak in, or to pick someone who can deliver the votes in a key state, such California or New York. If there is a divergent of views in the party, the vice president nominee may be chosen from the minority group in order to placate them and make them want to work harder for the ticket.
They are called the party's presidential ticket. Also the party's presidential nominees.
They are called the party's presidential ticket. Also the party's presidential nominees.
They are called the party's presidential ticket. Also the party's presidential nominees.
He's on the same ticket as the presidential hopeful.
to serve as a co-president
presidential candidate for a political party.