I used to believe that the candidate that lost the Presidential election became the Vice President as a sort of consolation prize. I didn't realize candidates picked their vice presidents ahead of time.
A childhood belief about politics

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the loser of the Presidential election became the VICE President. — AirInSea
- My 18 year old brother thought the former vice president was named Al Gorbachov.— Jeff
- i used to think that if you were a boy your younger sibling would have to be a sister and vice verca (sp?)— ben
- when i was little thought that ants changed traffic lights from green to red and vice versa.Anon
- One of my children used to believe that the Pulitzer Prize was spelled Pullet Surprise— Normand
- In a religious song, instead of “Jesus Christ” I heard “Cheese is Prize”— EJ