For Romney, history suggests VP pick will provide exceedingly modest bump, if any

For Romney, history suggests VP pick will provide exceedingly modest bump, if any
- August 10, 2012
- A study by Bernie Grofman, political science professor, and Rueben Kline, political science doctoral alumnus, is featured in The Washington Post August 10, 2012
From The Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's selection of a vice-presidential running mate, which he is expected
to announce soon, could shed valuable light on how he makes big decisions. His choice
could shore up what voters view as weaknesses or double down on what they perceive
as strengths. In a 2010 study of post-election voter surveys from 1968 to 2008, University
of California, Irvine political scientists Bernard Grofman and Reuben Kline "find
that the net impact of vice-presidential selection is at most one point." Not trivial,
but probably not decisive. "It makes a very small difference," said James Campbell,
a political science professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, who
has also studied vice presidential choices.
For the full story, please visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-romney-history-suggests-vp-pi....
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