In This Episode of Survivor...

By Matthew Cooper, with reporting by Ann Blackman, James Carney, John F. Dickerson and Karen Tumulty/Washington Sunday, July 09, 2000
    • Democratic Tribe
    RICHARD GEPHARDT
    House leader would fire up labor, but House needs him more. High blah factor. Way too D.C.

    JOE LIEBERMAN
    Conn. Sen., Orthodox Jew, rectitude to spare. No big state attached; libs may huff

    DIANNE FEINSTEIN
    Calif. Sen., Jewish, ex- S.F. mayor. Finance questions, sure, but gun lobby's nightmare

    BOB GRAHAM
    Gore-like Florida Senator, ex-Gov. Fits bill, but Jeb Bush picks his replacement

    BILL COHEN
    Def. Sec.'s interracial marriage, bipartisan elan help, but Dems might balk. Doubt it

    EVAN BAYH
    Sen.'s son turned Sen., St. Albans grad. Even looks like Gore. Still, his odds are good

    GEORGE MITCHELL
    Ex-Senate leader, Irish peacemaker, glam young wife, but too inside-Washington

    JIM HUNT
    N.C.'s moderate edu-Governor can't be sure to win his own state. Unlikely, at best

    GRAY DAVIS
    Calif. Gov. is centrist but only in office two years. State may be safe already. Too boring?

    GORE'S TEST
    Al amplified Clinton. But for his own Veep, he may not want a mere clone

    --BRING THE WHITE MEN
    Gore needs a No. 2 who can appeal to the party base but who can also reach out to those coveted indie voters and the elusive white men who've bolted the Dems
    BEST: Bill Cohen
    WORST: Dianne Feinstein

    --LAP DOG OR ATTACK DOG?
    One of the roles of the Veep is to be the top dog's attack dog. Gore's so good at it that he doesn't need one as badly as most nominees. Still, he wants a fighter
    BEST: Dick Gephardt
    WORST: Bill Cohen

    --SEX APPEAL
    A minority or female Veep would fire up the Democratic base like nothing else. Now he has to find one who fits the bill
    BEST: Dianne Feinstein
    WORST: Jim Hunt

    --OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY?
    Can the St. Albans grad and Senator's kid get some outside-the-Beltway elan? A Governor wouldn't hurt
    BEST: Gray Davis
    WORST: Dick Gephardt

    --ME, MYSELF AND AL
    Does Gore go for someone fastidious and clean-cut like himself, or a more charismatic, roguish Clinton type? Best bet: He'll take the former
    BEST: Evan Bayh
    WORST: George Mitchell

    Republican Tribe
    COLIN POWELL
    Hero says he won't, but Bushies haven't given up. If he relents, Gore can go back to Tenn.

    GEORGE PATAKI
    N.Y. Gov. would shock right wing. But ethnic Northeasterner could be just the ticket. 50:1

    JOHN MCCAIN
    Not pals--but neither were J.F.K. and L.B.J. Media man would draw indie voters. Doubtful

    ELIZABETH DOLE
    Too syrupy sweet but gender a plus. Red Cross is compassion. But can they get along?

    CHUCK HAGEL
    War hero, Neb. Sen. is McCainesque reformer without the 'tude. And a foreign-policy expert

    JOHN DANFORTH
    Cleric, ex-Mo. Sen. takes himself out. But is it a big head fake? Bushies still want him

    TOM RIDGE
    Viet-vet centrist Pa. Gov. perfect, but pro-choice stance may be too much for G.O.P. right

    FRANK KEATING
    Catholic Okla. Gov. and ex-FBI guy is Mr. Rectitude. Perfect for a character campaign

    FRED THOMPSON
    Actor/Sen. could stick it to Gore in Tenn. For election reform. Ladies' man with gravitas!

    BUSH'S TEST
    A Powell yes would simplify everything. But, alas, reality is a lot harder

    --WILL THE BUSH FAMILY APPROVE?
    No clan values loyalty more than the Bushes. Will the Veep be loyal and keep his or her place as the Second Banana?
    BEST: Frank Keating WORST: John McCain

    CAN WE WATCH BASEBALL TOGETHER?
    More than most nominees, Bush wants someone he can get along with personally. Even better--do some guy time with
    BEST: Tom Ridge
    WORST: Elizabeth Dole

    --A MODERATE--KINDA, SORTA
    Bush wants a Veep who can get the centrist, indie voter but not lose the G.O.P. conservative base
    BEST: Colin Powell
    WORST: Frank Keating

    --A GOLDILOCKS PROBLEM?
    Veep can't seem too light, like Dan Quayle, or too heavy and overshadowing Bush
    BEST: Fred Thompson
    WORST: Tom Ridge

    --DO THEY KNOW THE LEADER OF KAZAKHSTAN? Unlike his dad, W.'s shy on foreign-policy experience. Can his running mate give him Global Gravitas? But the person shouldn't be too much of an international-affairs wonk BEST: Chuck Hagel WORST: Frank Keating