Vice Presidential Choices

 I am terrible at predicting vice presidential choices.

Kennedy-Johnson? Brilliant choice. Helped to win Texas.

Nixon-Lodge? Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was such a lethargic campaigner that his nickname was Henry Sabotage.

Johnson-Humphrey? Smart ticket.

Goldwater-Miller? One of the worst VP picks of all time.

Nixon-Agnew? I thought Nixon would pick Senator Charles Percy. Agnew was from out of the blue.

Humphrey-Muskie? An inspired choice but, as I recall from those misty days, not on my list.

McGovern-Eagleton? That quickly imploded and Thomas Eagleton was replaced by Sargent Shriver. The ticket went down in flames.

Ford-Dole? Solid but not very innovative. Jokesters said Bored-Dull.

Carter-Mondale? I confess to a hope that Morris Udall would be the VP choice but there were rumors that Carter disliked him. Mondale was a strong choice.

Reagan-Bush? Bush had an impressive resume.

Mondale-Ferraro? Out of the blue. The joke was that she talked like Archie Bunker but voted like The Meathead.

Dukakis-Bentsen? Big surprise. Good choice. Losing ticket.

Bush-Quayle? Total surprise. I thought Richard Lugar would get it.

Clinton-Gore? This was fairly predictable.

Dole-Kemp? Good choice but a surprise.

GW Bush-Cheney? Cheney headed the selection committee.

Gore-Lieberman? A surprise but a good ticket.

Kerry-Edwards? Perhaps it seemed good on paper.

Obama-Biden? Safe at the time.

McCain-Palin? Never thought of it.

Romney-Ryan? This was predictable.

HR Clinton-Kaine? Lacked punch.

Trump-Pence? Smart move.

Biden-Harris? Cory Booker would have been a much stronger choice.

Trump-???