Campaign 2000: In This Episode of Survivor...

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--WILL THE BUSH FAMILY APPROVE? No clan values loyalty more than the Bushes. Will the Veep be loyal and keep his or her place as the Second Banana? BEST: Frank Keating WORST: John McCain

--CAN WE WATCH BASEBALL TOGETHER? More than most nominees, Bush wants someone he can get along with personally. Even better--do some guy time with BEST: Tom Ridge WORST: Elizabeth Dole

--A MODERATE--KINDA, SORTA Bush wants a Veep who can get the centrist, indie voter but not lose the G.O.P. conservative base BEST: Colin Powell WORST: Frank Keating

--A GOLDILOCKS PROBLEM? Veep can't seem too light, like Dan Quayle, or too heavy and overshadowing Bush BEST: Fred Thompson WORST: Tom Ridge

--DO THEY KNOW THE LEADER OF KAZAKHSTAN? Unlike his dad, W.'s shy on foreign-policy experience. Can his running mate give him Global Gravitas? But the person shouldn't be too much of an international-affairs wonk BEST: Chuck Hagel WORST: Frank Keating