Mitt Romney
they had chosen Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Republicans choose Calvin Coolidge as their vice presidential candidate in the 1920 election largely because?
The National Republicans and the Democrat Republicans
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
On current poll averages, Ron Paul is the first choice candidate among 13% of republicans.
Democrats and republicans
Republicans chose Chester Arthur as their vice presidential candidate in 1880 because he was seen as a compromise candidate who would help balance the ticket. Arthur, a skilled politician from New York, was chosen to provide support to presidential candidate James Garfield, who was from Ohio. In addition, Arthur's reputation for political loyalty and his connections within the Republican Party made him an attractive choice for the position.
His planning to do alot more than the republicans are going to do for the u.s.a.
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Nixon
The Republicans used to be the whigs, and when the party died out, they became Republicans. Lincoln was a whig, a great truthful one who many respected. They thought his Anti-Slavery ideas were powerful, and thought America was ready for change, and he was elected to run. (He won the election becoming the sixteenth president of The United States.)
It is important for parties to choose a good leader as a candidate because they want their candidate to win. A good leader will have a better chance of beating the other candidate.