1992 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 1992 Democratic vice presidential nomination primary 1988 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1988 2000 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 2000 1992 07 09 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg Al Gore 1E90FF Tennessee Vice Presidential nominee Lloyd Bentsen Al Gore This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination of Vice President of the United States in the 1992 election. On June 2, 1992, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton won the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States, and became the presumptive nominee. On July 9, 1992, Tennessee Senator Albert Gore Jr. was chosen as his running mate.Ifill Gwen THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Democrats; CLINTON SELECTS SENATOR GORE OF TENNESSEE AS RUNNING MATE https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/10/us/1992-campaign-democrats-clinton-selects-senator-gore-tennessee-running-mate.html?pagewanted=all 4 October 2015 New York Times 10 July 1992 Clinton considered roughly forty different candidates for vice president, including those who did not hold elective office, but Clinton ultimately chose Gore, a two-term senator who had previously run for president in 1988.Brownstein Ronald Ronald Brownstein Lauter David 10 July 1992 How Clinton Narrowed His List to Just One LA Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-10-mn-1846-story.html 4 October 2015 Former Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher led Clinton's vice presidential selection team. In making the selection, Clinton emphasized Gore's experience with foreign policy and environmental issues. Clinton's choice of a fellow young southern centrist defied conventional wisdom, but the choice of Gore was well-received, and Gore made an effective surrogate on the campaign trail.Goldstein Joel K. Debunking Myths About Vice Presidential Selection http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/debunking-some-myths-about-vice-presidential-selection/ 4 October 2015 University of Virginia Center for Politics 14 June 2012 The Clinton–Gore ticket would go on to defeat the Republican ticket of incumbents Bush–Quayle and the Independent ticket of Perot–Stockdale in 1992, and the Republican ticket of Dole–Kemp and the Reform ticket of Perot–Choate in 1996. The Clinton-Gore duo became the youngest ticket in history to win a presidential election. Gore went on to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 2000 but ultimately lost to George W. Bush in the close general election. Selection Final Six Media speculation on possible vice presidential candidates Members of Congress Governors Other Individuals See also Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign 1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1992 Democratic National Convention 1992 United States presidential election List of United States major party presidential tickets References Category:Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign Category:Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:Al Gore