This article lists those who were potential candidates for the
Democratic nomination for
Vice President of the United States in the
1988 election. Massachusetts Governor
Michael Dukakis won the
1988 Democratic nomination for
President of the United States, and chose Texas Senator
Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate. Dukakis chose Bentsen in order to appeal to Southerners and in hopes of carrying Bentsen's home state of Texas.[1] The strategy failed, as the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket went on to lose Texas and all other states in the South except
West Virginia. The choice of Bentsen caused some backlash from
Jesse Jackson, who had wanted to be chosen as the vice presidential nominee, and progressives such as
Ralph Nader.[2] Paul Brountas, a longtime Dukakis aide, led the search for Dukakis's running mate.[1] The Dukakis–Bentsen ticket would lose to the
Bush–
Quayle ticket in the general election. Bentsen simultaneously
ran for reelection as Senator, and easily won, despite the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket's
double-digit loss in Texas.
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the
Democratic nomination for
Vice President of the United States in the
1988 election. Massachusetts Governor
Michael Dukakis won the
1988 Democratic nomination for
President of the United States, and chose Texas Senator
Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate. Dukakis chose Bentsen in order to appeal to Southerners and in hopes of carrying Bentsen's home state of Texas.[1] The strategy failed, as the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket went on to lose Texas and all other states in the South except
West Virginia. The choice of Bentsen caused some backlash from
Jesse Jackson, who had wanted to be chosen as the vice presidential nominee, and progressives such as
Ralph Nader.[2] Paul Brountas, a longtime Dukakis aide, led the search for Dukakis's running mate.[1] The Dukakis–Bentsen ticket would lose to the
Bush–
Quayle ticket in the general election. Bentsen simultaneously
ran for reelection as Senator, and easily won, despite the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket's
double-digit loss in Texas.