Ticket balance
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In United States politics, balancing the ticket is a practice where a political candidate chooses a running mate, usually from the same party, with the goal of bringing more widespread appeal to the c
Thomas E. Dewey, a Northeasterner, was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in 1944 and 1948. To provide geographic balance to the ticket, he chose a Midwesterner as his running mate the first time and a Westerner the second. (Campaign buttons shown).
Al Gore
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Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A
Ticket balance
…recent times, although it is less of a predictable science. In 1992, Bill Clinton of Arkansas, seen as a more moderate Democrat, chose the more liberal Al Gore of neighboring Tennessee as his running mate. However, they were both white Protestant southerners from the baby boomer generation, and most political…
Official portrait, 1994
Gore in St. Albans School's 1965 yearbook
Albert Gore Sr. delivering a speech to the 1968 Democratic National Convention which the younger Gore helped him write
Gore's portrait as Senator