It's a game all political junkies love to play, and here at allpolitics, we're no exception. Four years ago, we offered you the chance to play a game called Vpick, and after weeks of playing along, you predicted that Bob Dole would choose Jack Kemp. We're giving you another opportunity to play along with the candidates this year as we present Veepstakes 2000. Picking a running mate is a process of elimination. In essence, it's a single-elimination contest.
Strong contenders knock out weak ones with similar qualifications in the early going.
Regional rivals square off after the weak ones are weeded out, then the champions from various part of the country meet in final rounds. We've created our own version of the NCAA bracket for you to fill out, except instead of guessing which team will win the tournament, we're asking you to guess who Bush and Gore will pick as their running mates. The rules are simple. We have sorted out 32 of the names most prominently mentioned into four different geographical brackets, just as the NCAA does. We have seeded them so that candidates from the same state or other natural rivals must get past each other before winning serious consideration.