Overview

Political commentators, campaign operatives, and presidential candidates often believe that there is a vice presidential home state advantage in presidential elections. In recent elections, presidential campaigns have even changed their strategy in response to these perceived advantages. In this volume, Kopko and Devine demonstrate that vice presidential home state advantages are highly conditional, but that a vice presidential candidate could change the outcome of a presidential election. A critical look at the election process and the Presidency, The VP Advantage provides a thorough and insightful analysis of an understudied aspect of our executive branch.

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Author:   Kyle C. Kopko ,  Christopher J. Devine
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.457kg
ISBN:  

9781628926088

ISBN 10:   1628926082
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   25 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Part I: Enduring Perceptions of a Vice Presidential Home State Advantage Chapter 1: Origins and Evolution of the Vice Presidential Home State Advantage; Or, the More Things Change... Chapter 2: Evidence of an Enduring Perception Chapter 3: How the Perception of a Vice Presidential Home State Advantage Influences Campaign Behavior Part II: The Vice Presidential Home State Advantage - How Much, When, and Why? Chapter 4: Operationalizing the Vice Presidential Home State Advantage Chapter 5: What Explains the Home State Advantage? Chapter 6: Do Home State Candidacies Influence Individual Political Behavior? Part III: Does the Vice Presidential Home State Advantage Matter? The Do's and Don'ts of Selecting Running Mates Chapter 7: The 1960 Presidential Election - Did Johnson Deliver Texas and the South? Chapter 8: The 2000 Presidential Election - How Al Gore Could Have Defeated George W. Bush. Chapter 9: Home State Considerations Chapter 10: Conclusion

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Christopher J. Devine is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University. His research focuses on voting behavior, political psychology, partisanship, and ideology. Kyle C. Kopko is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University. His research focuses on judicial politics, political psychology, and partisanship.

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