you were the manager of that campaign, weren t you? and lloyd bentsen was chosen as the running mate and seen as a safe choice, very respected, long-time law maker. and dan quayle was then vice president george h.w. bush s selection who was sort of seen bay lot of folks as a lightweight at the time. didn t matter. we all know the results of that race. it sure didn t. i ll never forget, i was enjoying the clip. after that debate, it was clear senator bentsen, quote, won the debate. went across the street in lincoln, nebraska with then governor bill clinton to sit and wait in some bar. we weren t drinking, of course. but the poll results. i called up the pollster two hours later and he said you want the good news or bad news? i ll take the good news. he said the good news is, bent send ten to one over quayle. tennessean ten to one over bush. bentsen ten o one overdo cass