This quiz tests Democratic Vice President Selector Richard Durbin, Senator from Illinois Durbin filled the seat left vacant by the retirement of his longtime friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon. …(Durbin) supports targeted tax incentives for business development, including the extension of the research and development tax credit. A longtime supporter of the reduced tax rate for ethanol-based fuels, Durbin has worked to help businesses and farmers create new agricultural products and identify new markets. Politics Knowledge Quizzes, Trivia, IQ Tests

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Richard Durbin, Senator from Illinois Durbin filled the seat left vacant by the retirement of his longtime friend and mentor, U.S. Senator Paul Simon. …(Durbin) supports targeted tax incentives for business development, including the extension of the research and development tax credit. A longtime supporter of the reduced tax rate for ethanol-based fuels, Durbin has worked to help businesses and farmers create new agricultural products and identify new markets.

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Mr. Vice President, as a hometown Tennessean who spent much of your your youth in Washington DC, you cover a lot of territory. Should your Vice Presidential running mate be an Easterner? ("No" will favor Westerners)

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Again, regarding your geographic strategy, should your Vice Presidential running mate be from the southern half of the nation? ("No" will favor Northerners)

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The Gallop Poll reported that the "Clinton factor" may be costing you 8 percentage points in the polls. Should you consider a running mate that may help remove the stigma of those moral lapses?

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Are you interested in making history? Should your Vice Presidential candidate be a woman or a member of a minority group? ("No" will favor white men)

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You and Mr. Bush will be fighting for the political center. Should your Vice Presidential running mate be from the conservative wing of the Democratic Party? ("No" will favor liberal choices)

True False

Because of your positions on the environment, you are seen by some as anti-business. Should your Vice Presidential running mate have pro-business credentials?

True False

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