Now it's spread to the States

If I see much more of this, "BBC journalists demonstrating their appalling lack of general knowledge" will have to become a regular feature. The News 24 correspondent Jonathan Beale, talking about the US Vice-Presidency in the context of the current election, pointed out that while the Vice-President is "only a heartbeat away" from the Presidency, it's ultimately the candidate for President who wins or loses the election. He closed his report by observing,

After all, who remembers Dan Quayle?

Bad example, you prize potatoe.