Kemp was a dud running mate.
Who would you have chosen?
The shortlist supposedly included Carrol Campbell, Engler, Connie Mack
Tommy Thompson and Dan Lundgren were also considered.
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Kemp had a good heart, but he was not too good with common sense. He wanted the GOP to get in bed with Farrakhan. That would’ve been a fiasco.
Sen. Dole needed a younger, dynamic VP running mate. I think about it now and I’m not sure who would’ve truly fit the bill. Even at the time, I wasn’t sure who was the best person to choose. Had Gov. Pete Wilson been better as a pro-life candidate, he might’ve been a good pick. Except for Engler, Tommy Thompson and ex-Gov. Campbell, most of our Governors were not even 2 years into their terms, so that might’ve been too early to push them (a la Reagan in 1968). Maybe Phil Gramm for the “sex appeal.” ;-D