A lot depends on the vice presidential candidate.

As far as experience is concerned, remember Harry "The Buck Stops Here" Truman. Although he had been in the Senate he had held no important committee positions. FDR didn't have much use for him. After all FDR was a shoo-in and could have had a trained chimp for a running mate and still would have won.

I was too young to vote in that election but I didn't have much use for Harry either. ( I was from a Republican background).

Turns out, Harry was a pretty good president. He was blind sided when FDR died. He was never in FDR's inner circle. However, he applied good old common sense, didn't lie, didn't cheat and "Gave 'em Hell". Oh, and didn't get rich either.

I am an unaffiliated voter. Neither major party has earned my support.


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