[YankeeFan]

If I recall, Perot listed Stockdale as his running mate as a place holder when originally filing his paper work, intending to replace him later.

When Perot dropped out of the race and then got back in, it was too late to change his running mate and so Stockdale remained on the ticket.

[Republican Wildcat]

Right - Stockdale was basically dragged into it by Perot. I remember seeing Stockdale during the 1996 GOP convention being asked why he was on Perot's ticket in 1992 and he said the lesson was "think before you speak."