0 in the US, a political partner chosen for a politician who is trying to get elected: --
1 someone who is trying to get elected to the second of two top positions: --
It will soon be time for the presidential candidates to choose their running mates.
He was the running mate of the gubernatorial candidate of the party in 1979.
Presidential candidates would have been required to choose a vice presidential running mate from a party different from their own to ensure a balanced ticket.
Vice presidents are either elected jointly with the president as his or her running mate, elected separately, or appointed independently after the president's election.
However, she was unable to bring in a running mate with her.
The vice president is elected jointly with the president as his or her running mate.
Declared candidates would have had to select a running mate affiliated with a party other than his or her own.
At this point, each man from any party ran alone, as the formal position of running mate had not yet been established.
The principle was subsequently abandoned by him and his running mate in the 2004 presidential election.
