QUESTIONS:
1. John Kerry has just named North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as his vice presidential running mate. When was the last time the Democratic Party ticket included two senators?
2. Who was the last Democratic nominee for Vice President who was not a U.S. senator?
3. When was the last time the Republican Party ticket included two senators?
4. Who was the last Republican vice presidential nominee who had been a senator?
5. When was the last time a Democratic ticket did not include a Southerner?
ANSWERS:
1. 1960, with Senators John F. Kennedy (Mass.) for President and Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for Vice President.
2. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (N.Y.) in 1984.
3. Never.
4. Dan Quayle in 1992. (He had been a senator from Indiana before being elected Vice President in 1988.)
5. 1984, with Walter Mondale of Minnesota for President and Ferraro for Vice President.
