A vice president's chances
A vice president's chances
- August 17, 2012
- A study by Bernie Grofman, political science professor, and Rueben Kline, political science doctoral alumnus, is featured in The Register-Guard August 17, 2012
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From The Register-Guard:
An empirical study in 2010 by political scientists at the University of California,
Irvine, found only one election in modern history in which the vice presidential choice
caused more than 1 percent of voters to cross party lines - Democratic candidate George
McGovern's selection of Thomas Eagleton in 1972, which was withdrawn after the Missouri
senator's history of mental illness came to light. In all other cases, including Republican
John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008, the effect
of the vice presidential choice was minimal.
For the full story, please visit http://www.registerguard.com/web/opinion/28593044-47/president-vice-pres....
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