The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate.

有人建议总统候选人找一位女性竞选伙伴。

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But most extraordinary was the selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate.

但是最让人感到意外的是他选择了莎拉·帕林作为选举搭档。

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Powell also says he questions McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate and the direction the Republican Party is taking.

鲍威尔还对麦凯恩选莎拉佩林做竞选伙伴以及共和党的竞选方向提出质疑。

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In 2008, Florida's Republican governor, Charlie Crist,was so popular that some Republicans touted him as a possible vice presidential running mate for presidential nominee John McCain.

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Kennedy, from Massachusetts, picked Lyndon Johnson of Texas as a running mate to win southern votes.

CNN: Romney, make a boring pick for VP

That the President told someone he believes Mitt Romney wants to pick General Petraeus as a running mate.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

He lost, but was chosen as a running mate by Ronald Reagan.

WHITEHOUSE: George H. W. Bush