Running mate
A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election.[1] The term is most often used in reference to the vice presidential candidate running with a presidential candidate but can also properly be used when referring to both candidates.
References
- ↑ Lee Sigelman. The "Veepstakes": Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection. The American Political Science Review 91 (4) (December 1997). p. 855–864. doi:10.2307/2952169.
