How Paul Ryan transformed a Seinfeldian election
How Paul Ryan transformed a Seinfeldian election
- August 14, 2012
- Research by Shawn Rosenberg, political science professor, is featured by CBC News and Yahoo! News August 14, 2012
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From CBC News:
Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate seems to have produced a rare
bipartisan moment of glee for Republicans and Democrats as both seem overjoyed by
the decision. The impact Ryan will have on Romney's candidacy remains to be seen.
Many believe the vice-presidential pick has little impact on the political fortunes
of the presidential candidate. A study by political scientists at the University of
California, Irvine, that evaluated the impact of vice-presidential selection on voter
choice, backs that view. It found that the net impact of vice-presidential selection
is at most one percentage point in total votes. And in 2008, when John McCain chose
Palin as his running mate, the impact was only about one-half of a percentage - slightly
lower than the historical average.
For the full story, please visit http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/08/13/romney-ryan-running-mate.html.
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