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The “Veepstakes”: Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection

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  • Sigelman, Lee
  • Wahlbeck, Paul J.

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We examine the presidential nominees' choice of running mate in each election since 1940, when Franklin Roosevelt established a precedent by naming his own. To analyze the 22 choices made from the pool of 127 serious possibilities, we employ a discrete choice model. We find that the presidential nominee's choice is explained primarily by the size of the prospective vice president's state, by whether the running mate finalist was a rival for the nomination, and by the balance in age for the ticket.

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  • Sigelman, Lee & Wahlbeck, Paul J., 1997. "The “Veepstakes”: Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 91(4), pages 855-864, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:91:y:1997:i:04:p:855-864_21
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    1. Donald Wittman, 2005. "Valence characteristics, costly policy and the median-crossing property: A diagrammatic exposition," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 124(3), pages 365-382, September.
    2. Christopher J. Devine & Kyle C. Kopko, 2018. "Split Tickets? On the Strategic Allocation of Presidential Versus Vice Presidential Campaign Visits in 2016," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(3), pages 21582440187, August.

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