[Bidimus1]

1 There will be fewer debates

2 Hopefully R.Perry learned not to go to a debate on back pain meds after surgery.

3 Perry/Kasich might be good too.. (not a huge fan of kasich but Ohio is needed)

[GeronL]

I don’t think back pain meds changed his opinions any.

He wants to be grandstander in chief is all.

I’m sticking with Ted.

[Dr. Sivana]

(not a huge fan of kasich but Ohio is needed)

I used to believe in the regional balance on the ticket thing, but it hasn't really worked in about 40 years.

Mitt Romney (MA) Paul Ryan (WI) Al Gore (2000)(TN) Lloyd Bentsen (TX) John Edwards (NC) Jack Kemp (NY) Paul Ryan (WI) Ferraro (NY)

The others were in states that the ticket would have won anyway (Cheney/WY, Quayle/IN, Lieberman/CT, Biden/DE, Mondale/MN, Palin/AK, Dole/KS, Bush the Elder/TX)

Clinton/Gore did win TN in both 1992 and 1996, but there was no ticket balancing, as Clinton was from Arkansas next door. Plus, in neither case was a majority won, as Perot was on the ticket in those years.