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Richard Nixon once famously claimed that vice presidential candidates cannot help presidential candidates, they can only hurt. In Do Running Mates Matter? Professors Devine and Kopko exhaustively test this and numerous other claims regarding the importance of vice presidential candidates in the electoral process. While others have worked at various aspects of this question over the past few decades, this work is a data-driven yet highly accessible scholarly tour de force. A must-read for students of the presidency and presidential elections. --Jody Baumgartner, coauthor of The American Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight Running mates matter, but in unexpected ways. Devine and Kopko provide the most comprehensive, multimethod examination of running mates to date. They convincingly demonstrate that the largest impact is from an evaluation of presidential candidates' decision-making process in the selection of vice presidential candidates. --Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

Richard Nixon once famously claimed that vice presidential candidates cannot help presidential candidates, they can only hurt. In Do Running Mates Matter? Professors Devine and Kopko exhaustively test this and numerous other claims regarding the importance of vice presidential candidates in the electoral process. While others have worked at various aspects of this question over the past few decades, this work is a data-driven yet highly accessible scholarly tour de force. A must-read for students of the presidency and presidential elections.--Jody Baumgartner, coauthor of The American Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight Running mates matter, but in unexpected ways. Devine and Kopko provide the most comprehensive, multimethod examination of running mates to date. They convincingly demonstrate that the largest impact is from an evaluation of presidential candidates' decision-making process in the selection of vice presidential candidates.--Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

Richard Nixon once famously claimed that vice presidential candidates cannot help presidential candidates, they can only hurt. In Do Running Mates Matter? Professors Devine and Kopko exhaustively test this and numerous other claims regarding the importance of vice presidential candidates in the electoral process. While others have worked at various aspects of this question over the past few decades, this work is a data-driven yet highly accessible scholarly tour de force. A must-read for students of the presidency and presidential elections.""—Jody Baumgartner, coauthor of The American Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight ""Running mates matter, but in unexpected ways. Devine and Kopko provide the most comprehensive, multimethod examination of running mates to date. They convincingly demonstrate that the largest impact is from an evaluation of presidential candidates’ decision-making process in the selection of vice presidential candidates.""—Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

Through this engaging and thorough research, the authors deliver a critical examination of the impact of vice presidential nominees on electoral outcomes. Devine and Kopko provide a new foundation for future research to deepen our understanding of this complex relationship between voters, running mates, and the presidential nominees.--Congress & The PresidencyThis book offers the most complete assessment to date of how vice presidential candidates affect presidential elections.--Political Science Quarterly A rigorous, compelling analysis of the impact of running mate selection on voter decision making.--Perspectives on Politics This book builds on the authors' previous research on vice-presidential candidate selection and offers the single best work on the subject.--Choice Richard Nixon once famously claimed that vice presidential candidates cannot help presidential candidates, they can only hurt. In Do Running Mates Matter? Professors Devine and Kopko exhaustively test this and numerous other claims regarding the importance of vice presidential candidates in the electoral process. While others have worked at various aspects of this question over the past few decades, this work is a data-driven yet highly accessible scholarly tour de force. A must-read for students of the presidency and presidential elections.--Jody Baumgartner, coauthor of The American Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight Running mates matter, but in unexpected ways. Devine and Kopko provide the most comprehensive, multimethod examination of running mates to date. They convincingly demonstrate that the largest impact is from an evaluation of presidential candidates' decision-making process in the selection of vice presidential candidates.--Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

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Christopher J. Devine is assistant professor of political science at the University of Dayton. Kyle C. Kopko is associate professor of political science, associate dean, and director of the legal studies major at Elizabethtown College.

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