Question about.... Less Experienced Pres/ More Experienced VP ... Trend

[SCNCmod]

There seems to be a New Trend forming... The winning ticket uses the model of a Less experienced President... Backed up by a more experienced President.

Bush/ Cheney
Obama/ Biden
Trump/ Pence

A few thoughts...

- Often candidates with less experience...  seem fresher... have less baggage... and less of a "Washington Insider" feel.

- More candidates to choose from in finding... who connects with or motivates voters the best and has the most raw political talent... since Since Most experienced candidate isn't a necessity (b/c voters know they can be backed up by a Most experienced VP)

- Especially when an older VP is  chosen... it keeps the party open for choosing the best Candidate in 8 years... rather than being tied to the VP as the presumptive nominee.

Questions:
1) Is this the new winning formula (since people like voting for something "New") .. esp as political media has become 24/7 coverage?

2) Will this trend continue going forward?

[Hindsight was 2020]

Julian Castro/Al Franken 2020 confirmed

[SCNCmod]

Julian Castro/Al Franken 2020 confirmed

I think Sherrod Brown or Chris Van Hollen would be good pairings with Castro.

If Booker were to get the nom... I think he would be better off with the Similar age & experience (Clinton/Gore) type Strategy... and go with Booker/Heinrich

[Rjjr77]

There seems to be a New Trend forming... The winning ticket uses the model of a Less experienced President... Backed up by a more experienced President.

Bush/ Cheney
Obama/ Biden
Trump/ Pence

A few thoughts...

- Often candidates with less experience...  seem fresher... have less baggage... and less of a "Washington Insider" feel.

- More candidates to choose from in finding... who connects with or motivates voters the best and has the most raw political talent... since Since Most experienced candidate isn't a necessity (b/c voters know they can be backed up by a Most experienced VP)

- Especially when an older VP is  chosen... it keeps the party open for choosing the best Candidate in 8 years... rather than being tied to the VP as the presumptive nominee.

Questions:
1) Is this the new winning formula (since people like voting for something "New") .. esp as political media has become 24/7 coverage?

2) Will this trend continue going forward?

This is not a new trend. Pairings for vp always seem to settle the president's weaknesses or attempt to. This pairing has worked several times throughout history and lost several times as well

[SCNCmod]

But do you think maybe b/c of 24/7 political coverage (new phenomenon) ... Now candidates with less experience... often seem fresher... have less baggage... and less of a "Washington Insider" feel.  In a sense they are more exciting in a reality TV type coverage of politics now...

So it becomes sort of natural to pick a newer, fresher candidate (and use the old hand in the VP spot... which is mostly out of the focus of the media.)

[Progressive]

I guess this was the thinking behind choosing Kaine. He was harmless I suppose.

But this is why I think someone Julian Castro or Kamala Harris or Sheryl Sandberg possibly could put together a winning ticket