Walter Mondale Running Mate

In 1984 former vice president and presidential candidate walter mondale seen as an underdog selected ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election.

Walter mondale running mate.

At the democratic convention mondale chose u s. Ferraro became the only italian american to be a major party national nominee in addition to being the first woman. Geraldine ferraro joined democrat walter mondale s 1984 presidential campaign when he was trailing president reagan badly in the polls. In 1984 democratic nominee walter mondale was down by double digits against president reagan in some national polling in the weeks before he picked ferraro as his running mate.

Representative geraldine ferraro from new york as his running mate making her the first woman nominated for that position by a major party. Walter mondale s choice of representative geraldine ferraro as his running mate in 1984 opened the major parties general election tickets to women for the first time. Attorney and politician geraldine ferraro as the vice presidential candidate and running mate of democratic party nominee for president walter mondale in the 1984 election. Walter mondale was a fantastic candidate but probably not the most lively candidate said scott widmeyer who was ferraro s press secretary.

Campaign button 1984 button from walter mondale s 1984 presidential campaign also showing his running mate geraldine ferraro the first woman vice presidential candidate in u s. Just before taking office mondale set out to redefine the role of the.