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As veep nominees, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris could not be more different

By Maureen Ferguson
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As veep nominees, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris could not be more different

Only 35 of the United States’s 45 presidents have completed their term. Nine vice presidents have had to assume the presidency unexpectedly. That’s 20% of the time over the course of U.S. history. This election year, both presidential candidates are nearly octogenarians (Joe Biden would hit that milestone birthday during a potential first term). So, the vice presidential candidates deserve extra scrutiny and consideration this year.

Happily, both vice presidential candidates in 2020 have long records of public service. It’s therefore easy to imagine what life would be like under a President Mike Pence or a President Kamala Harris.

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