It's become a pattern in recent years that the R's choose rabid VP candidates in order to bring in the extremist wing of the party, while D's choose boring, mainstream VP candidates in order to avoid alienating swing voters. Sometimes one strategy wins, sometimes the other.
2012: Biden (boring) vs. Ryan (rabid, young) 2008: Biden (boring) vs. Palin (rabid, young) 2004: Edwards (young) vs. Cheney (not rabid, but appealing to the militaristic side of the party) 2000: Lieberman (boring) vs. Cheney (see above) 1996: Gore (boring) vs. Kemp (rabid) 1992: Gore (boring) vs. Quayle (rabid, young) 1988: Bentsen (old, boring) vs. Quayle (rabid, young)
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Date: 2012-08-12 12:56 pm (UTC)From:2012: Biden (boring) vs. Ryan (rabid, young)
2008: Biden (boring) vs. Palin (rabid, young)
2004: Edwards (young) vs. Cheney (not rabid, but appealing to the militaristic side of the party)
2000: Lieberman (boring) vs. Cheney (see above)
1996: Gore (boring) vs. Kemp (rabid)
1992: Gore (boring) vs. Quayle (rabid, young)
1988: Bentsen (old, boring) vs. Quayle (rabid, young)