Choosing a Running Mate

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The manual doesn't say anything about running mate selection. Choosing the right vice-president seems to be an important decision in the campaign, but I have no idea what advantages one running mate has over another.

Any insight into how others go about picking running mates would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
- Matt L. ;->
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Reply #1 from PolMach Forums Top
As far as I can tell -- someone correct me if I'm wrong -- in the context of the game, your VP is basically a glorified consultant. Like a consultant, he raises your awareness in the state he's located. But unlike a consultant, he also raise awareness in adjacent states (I believe this is the only situation where adjacency matters, BTW). Also, he gives you a boost in his home state, but I don't know how much of a boost or what kind of boost.

-Tom
Reply #2 from PolMach Forums Top
Aside from picking a running mate that comes from a state you want, you should also pick a running mate that compliments your abilities. Your stats are modified by the running mate.

For instance, if you have low charisma, you want a running mate that has high charisma. Your overall charisma will be the highest of the two.
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Reply #3 from PolMach Forums Top
Tom's right. They also complement your abilities.
Reply #4 from PolMach Forums Top
Tom, Headquarters also efect adjacent states.
Reply #5 from PolMach Forums Top
Ah, I didn't know that HQ effects trickled into adjacent states! Good to know.

As for a running mate complementing your abiliites, that's huge! So any stat of your running mate that's higher than your candidate's stat is *replaced*? If that's the case, then where in the game can I look at the VP's stats? I seem to recall you don't have access to that info either when you're choosing your VP or even after he's running around campaigning for you.

-Tom
Reply #6 from PolMach Forums Top
You do have that info on the very screen you choose him/her/ Access to your OWN stats would be handy too.

And I'd like to see HOW my stats are changed afterword by shaded boxes or something.