Word: mates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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August 11: At the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden, President Carter wins renomination on the third ballot. He surprises observers by selecting Pope John Paul II as his running mate. Calling the Constitutional principle of separation of Church and state "outdated and unnecessary," Carter defends his move by saying, "At least now we'll really have God on our side...
...excitement of the moment, suffers a fatal heart attack. Unwilling to deliberate further, and ignoring Constitutional provisions barring his election to a third term, the exhausted Convention selects Richard Nixon as its standard bearer. Not to be outdone by Carter, Nixon chooses the Dalai Lama as his running mate, saying that he hopes having an incarnate Buddha on the ticket will "allow the Republican Party to escape the wheel of death and rebirth...