QUESTIONS:
1. There is much political talk is about who likely Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry will select as a running mate. Many Democrats suggest a Southerner to balance the ticket with Northeasterner Kerry. When was the last time a national Democratic ticket did not include a Southerner?
2. When was the last time a national Democratic ticket without a Southerner was triumphant?
3. Kerry will be the third Roman Catholic to be nominated for President on a major national party ticket. Who were the other two?
4. Who was the first Roman Catholic to be a Democratic vice presidential nominee?
5. Some have suggested that Sen. Kerry name a governor as a running mate. Who was the last governor to be a vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket?
ANSWERS:
1. In 1984, when Democrats nominated Walter Mondale of Minnesota and Geraldine Ferraro of New York.
2. In 1940, when the nominees were Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for President and Henry Wallace of Iowa for Vice President.
3. Democrats Alfred E. Smith in 1928 and John F. Kennedy in 1960.
4. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1968.
5. Republican Spiro T. Agnew, governor of Maryland, in 1968.
