Trump’s vice presidential sweepstakes

"First, do no harm." That advice to physicians from the Hippocratic Oath also sums up a key principle in politics when choosing a vice presidential running mate. In recent election history, selecting a vice presidential running mate has become an exercise in protecting the downside. When the maxim to "do no harm" is ignored, the consequences rarely are happy ones.

"First, do no harm." That advice to physicians from the Hippocratic Oath also sums up a key principle in politics when choosing a vice presidential running mate. In recent election history, selecting a vice presidential running mate has become an exercise in protecting the downside. When the maxim to "do no harm" is ignored, the consequences rarely are happy ones.…