Both organizations are racing to make new vice-presidential picks
after it was discovered late last night that they were both about to
name the same running mate. "This is worse than when Laura Bush and
three other ladies wore the same Oscar de La Renta gown to a White
House function" said an anonymous inside source, "The public generally
expects the presidential candidates to have different running mates."
The individual at the center of the controversy won’t now be named,
and both campaigns are trying to move quickly past the faux pas, while
taking measures to make sure it doesn’t happen again. "We really need
more communication on that level" said a campaign staffer, "though the
individual should have said something to alert us weeks ago. They
thought it was pretty funny, but the joke was almost on the American
people.".
"We’ve been working hard to show the public all the important
differences between our candidate and his opponent, and this kind of
thing doesn’t make it any easier.".
