In this Book
- The VP Advantage: How running mates influence home state voting in presidential elections
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Manchester University Press
summary
A widespread perception exists among political commentators, campaign operatives and presidential candidates that vice presidential (VP) running mates can deliver their home state's electoral votes in a presidential election. In recent elections, presidential campaigns have even changed their strategy in response to the perceived VP home state advantage. But is the advantage real? And could it decide a presidential election? In the most comprehensive analysis to date, Devine and Kopko demonstrate that the VP home state advantage is actually highly conditional and rarely decisive in the Electoral College. However, it could change the outcome of a presidential election under narrow but plausible conditions. Sophisticated in its methodology and rich in historical as well as contemporary insight, The VP Advantage is essential and accessible reading for anyone interested in understanding how running mates influence presidential elections.
Table of Contents
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- Table of contents
- p. vii
- Table of figures
- p. viii
- Table of tables
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- 8 Who votes for the running mate, anyway?
- pp. 152-173
- 9 The VP advantage
- pp. 174-180
- References
- pp. 187-194
Additional Information
ISBN
9781526109231
Related ISBN(s)
9781526109224, 9781784993375, 9781784993382
MARC Record
OCLC
959951493
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-09
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016