Have you been watching the news lately? Have you heard about the picking of a presidential running mates? And why are they taking so long to choose one? Well a running mate is very important to a campaign because depending on who they chose can affect the campaign. Before the civil war running mates would be chosen across the north/south border. This can bring a candidate into better grips with the voters. Example, a man is doing well at getting the upper and middle classes to vote for him but the lower classes can’t connect with him, so he gets a running mate that the lower class can connect more with, and therefore, more people vote for his party because of his running mate.
For example if Obama chooses Clinton as his running mate she will bring the white women that Hilary appealed to and bring Bill Clinton’s great fund raising capability. So who would you chose for Obama or McCain?
