>>I view this kind of like college admissions. There's a bar that has to be passed indicating raw qualification. Beyond that bar, choose who you want to meet your needs.
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>>Some candidates will want an echo of their own views. Others will want someone who will challenge their views. Some will focus more on electoral math, others on governing.
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>>But before all those choices, the first question has to be "If I die, can this person govern the country?" Any candidate who can't answer "yes" to that question deserves to lose the election.
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>I agree that it is supposed to work like that and it should, but it does not. Running mates are typically chosen for political purposes - who will bring in the most votes and give a bump in the polls...

And it appears she has more administrative ability and experience than Obama and Biden together. Governors make decisions, by the minute. Senators make speeches and attend fund raisers.