2000 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 2000 Republican vice presidential nomination primary 1996 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection 1996 2008 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection 2008 2000 07 25 160x160px Dick Cheney Republican Party (United States) Wyoming Vice Presidential nominee Jack Kemp Dick Cheney March 2022 This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2000 election. On March 7, 2000, Texas Governor George W. Bush won the 2000 Republican nomination for President of the United States, and became the presumptive nominee. On July 25, 2000, former Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney was chosen as his running mate. Bush initially wanted Cheney to only find him a running mate. However, as they were running out of time, Bush changed his mind to make Cheney his running mate.July 25, 2000 Bush Remarks at Cheney Annc. http://www.gwu.edu/~action/bush072500.html The Bush–Cheney ticket would go on to defeat the Democratic tickets of Gore–Lieberman in 2000 and Kerry–Edwards in 2004 in both close elections. Selection process Bush had initially chosen Dick Cheney to lead the search for his vice presidential running mate. In 1992, Bush had supported Cheney as a replacement for Dan Quayle on his father's ultimately unsuccessful national ticket.Frum David 18 October 2013 Who Decided? Peter Baker's 'Days of Fire' New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/books/review/peter-bakers-days-of-fire.html 14 May 2016 After more than three months of extensive research, Cheney recommended John Danforth to be the nominee,July 25, 2000 How Bush Decided CNN http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/2000/07/31/decided.html as the other choices' strengths were offset by liberal stances.2000-06-09 Bush Ponders Abort In Veep Pick http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-09/news/18143053_1_bush-campaign-team-bush-pro-choice https://web.archive.org/web/20120815171548/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-09/news/18143053_1_bush-campaign-team-bush-pro-choice 15 August 2012 dead Bush heavily considered Danforth. However, Danforth, who wanted to continue living mainly in Missouri, formally declined to run as vice president on July 11, 2000;https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-14-mn-40880-story.html Danforth Scratches Himself Off V.P. List Associated Press Los Angeles Times July 14, 2000 November 4, 2025 nevertheless Danforth would eventually be appointed to the Bush Administration as a special envoy to Sudan on September 6, 2001.https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010906-3.html President Appoints Danforth as Special Envoy to the Sudan September 6, 2001 The White House U.S. National Archives and Records Administration November 4, 2025 Bush ultimately asked Cheney himself to be the nominee. It was acknowledged in a July 28, 2000 New York Times article that the decision to select Cheney as Bush's Vice Presidential nominee was in fact secretly made "weeks" before it was formally announced on July 25, 2000.https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/28/us/2000-campaign-selection-gatekeeper-running-mate-cheney-s-road-candidacy.html The 2000 Campaign: The Selection; Gatekeeper to Running Mate: Cheney's Road to Candidacy New York Times July 28, 2000 November 4, 2025 According to the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the presidential electors from Texas (in the United States Electoral College) could not vote for candidates for president and vice president who were both from Texas. On July 21, 2000, Cheney changed his voter registration from Texas to Teton County, Wyoming, which, combined with other actions, ultimately allowed the Texas electors to vote for both Bush and Cheney.December 8, 2000 CONTESTING THE VOTE; Cheney's Home? Wyoming, Court Says https://web.archive.org/web/20110506225926/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/08/us/contesting-the-vote-cheney-s-home-wyoming-court-says.html May 6, 2011 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/08/us/contesting-the-vote-cheney-s-home-wyoming-court-says.html The New York Times2013 Cheney Dick Heart: An American Medical Odyssey https://archive.org/details/heartamericanmed0000chen/page/113/ Simon and Schuster 113–114 978-1-4767-2539-0May 25, 2023 Fins Antonio Trump-DeSantis 2024 ticket a likely no go? Problem isn't their feud. It's U.S. Constitution. https://web.archive.org/web/20230529222900/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/25/trump-desantis-ticket-in-2024-will-not-happen-us-constitution-says-so/70028308007/ May 29, 2023 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/25/trump-desantis-ticket-in-2024-will-not-happen-us-constitution-says-so/70028308007/ The Palm Beach Post By picking Cheney, Bush had a running mate who had years of experience as well as an extensive foreign policy expertise. After Cheney, who was CEO of Halliburton, reported his findings back to Bush, Bush surprised pundits by asking Cheney himself to be his running mate. Bush told supporters that regional considerations would have less bearing on his decision than the candidate's ability to take over the office of the presidency. At the selection announcement, Bush said that Cheney, who had worked under all five presidential administrations between 1969 and 1993, was qualified, respected and shared his vision for America.July 25, 2000 CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Bush Officially Introduces Cheney as His Running Mate CNN http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0007/25/bn.16.html There was a short-lived movement to draft Elizabeth Dole, but that effort did not move forward.2000-03-22 CAMPAIGN BRIEFING New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/22/us/campaign-briefing.html Stewart McLaurin, a Dole spokesman, said, We are opposed to it, and we asked them not to proceed. https://web.archive.org/web/20150527140126/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/22/us/campaign-briefing.html 27 May 2015 dead Shortlist Media speculation on possible running mates See also George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries 2000 Republican National Convention 2000 United States presidential election List of United States major party presidential tickets References 30em Category:George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign Category:Republican Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:Vice presidency of Dick Cheney