Vice Presidential Debate Who Am I Why Am I Here

Ross perot at the 1992 vice presidential debate delivering the infamous line who am i.

Vice presidential debate who am i why am i here. Years later stockdale would recall the terribly frustrating debate telling pbs. The nine vice presidential debates that preceded tuesday s clash between 2016 running mates tim kaine and mike pence have produced some of the most memorable moments in political history. In the first three way vice presidential debate in 1992 the most memorable lines of the debate came from ross perot s running mate admiral james stockdale. In general terms.

Why am i here entered the sorry history of famous utterances during debates torn out of context and remembered because they were supposedly dumb gerald ford s there is no soviet. Larry sabato author of landslide. Why am i here. Why am i here.

The self deprecating stockdale famously opened the vice presidential debate in 1992 by asking who am i. You were the reform party candidate for vice president in 1992 and you participated in the vice presidential debate. Why am i here. Why am i here the line meant to poke fun at his lack of political experience left viewers simply wondering whether he knew the answer to either question.

In a 1992 debate admiral stockdale famously asked who am i why am i here director of virginia center for politics dr. Why am i here in the 1992 presidential election independent candidate ross perot had what at the time was deemed an unusual selection for his running mate retired navy admiral james stockdale.