George H. W. Bush Dan Quayle This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1988 election.

Incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush won the 1988 Republican nomination for President of the United States, and chose Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as his running mate.

[1] However, Bush adviser Roger Ailes helped convince Bush that Quayle would be able to effectively attack the Democratic presidential nominee, Michael Dukakis.

During the selection process, real-estate developer and future U.S. president Donald Trump approached Bush's campaign manager Lee Atwater asking to be considered as a possible choice for running mate.

"[2] Contradicting this report, Trump later asserted it was Atwater who approached him asking if he was interested in the position.