Did you ever read that Wallace once considered Colonel Sanders, of KFC fame, as a running mate? I just think that's funny.![]()
Yes I did. 
He was admittedly running out of people to choose, and so was basically looking for someone reputable in any sense that could make a good running mate. Ezra Benson, Happy Chandler, John Wayne, Orval Faubus, a whole cast of characters of every stripe and color. Eventually LeMay was the only one who actually agreed to run with him, though not the only one to entertain the offer for certain. I at one point had Ohio Governor James Rhodes running with him, but it didn't make much sense once I had access to additional information.
He was admittedly running out of people to choose, and so was basically looking for someone reputable in any sense that could make a good running mate. Ezra Benson, Happy Chandler, John Wayne, Orval Faubus, a whole cast of characters of every stripe and color. Eventually LeMay was the only one who actually agreed to run with him, though not the only one to entertain the offer for certain. I at one point had Ohio Governor James Rhodes running with him, but it didn't make much sense once I had access to additional information.