That phrase was created by the left and the media for Sarah. No one ever said “the failed vice presidential candidate John Edwards or Failed vice presidential candidate Liebermann or anyone else before because it wasn’t ever used in that term in the political arena until Sarah arrived. You are being reported
Here’s a whole article on them. Going back to William E. Miller (remember him?)
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_133/failed_vice_president_take_varied_trajectories-206192-1.html
Reported? haha. Are we in middle school?