Synonyms for running mate
run·ning mate

Princeton's WordNet

1. running matenoun

   a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices

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1. • Campaigner

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1. Saul Alinsky:

   Obama said. Obama even joked at one point that his administration may have been able to achieve more if it were legal to offer patronage, noting a this-for-that strategy was essential in passing some of America’s most historic legislation. See the Fox News 2016 battleground prediction map and make your own election projections. See Predictions Map Yeah, because then it was transactional, then it was ‘I’d like this, I need that,’ and one of the things that’s changed from the [Lyndon] Johnson era obviously is I don’t have a postmaster job. Shoot, not just Johnson’s age — [Abraham] Lincoln’s age. Good-government reforms have hamstrung an administration, which I think is for the most part for the best. Obama did not spend much time speaking about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign. But he traced the billionaire's political rise back to Sarah Palin’s selection as Sen. John McCain’s presidential running mate in 2008.

2. Josh Earnest:

   The President has indicated that the decision he made, I guess, seven years ago, to add Joe Biden to the ticket as his running mate was the smartest decision he's made.

3. Annette Magnus:

   For the demographics that we’re looking to motivate in this election, I think it’s going to be really important to have especially a person of color as her running mate.

4. Ronnie Floyd:

   Mr. Trump doesn’t have a track record – so I am going to rely very heavily on who he is going to pick as a running mate. the vast majority of Southern Baptists are very much where I am today – we’re trying to figure this out.

5. Katie Hill:

   President Obama has long said that selecting Joe Biden as Joe Biden running mate in 2008 was one of the best decisions he ever made, president Obama relied on the Vice President's knowledge, insight, and judgment throughout both campaigns and the entire presidency. The two forged a special bond over the last 10 years and remain close today.