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The Veepstakes: Forecasting Vice Presidential Selection in 2008

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2008

Jody C Baumgartner
Jody C Baumgartner
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East Carolina University
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One of the more entertaining pastimes during the presidential campaign is the “veepstakes,” or speculation about who the presidential nominee will select for a running mate. While much of this speculation occurs after the nomination has been decided (Alter 2004; Feldmann 2004; Kennedy 2004; Lehigh 2004; Starr 2004), speculation about the 2008 selections had begun as early as 2007 (Cain 2007; Klein 2007; Mackowiak 2007; Sanderson 2007). Most are grounded in a good understanding of what presidential candidates look for in a running mate, but one writer has not unfairly referred to the veepstakes as a “largely fact-free parlour game” (Harding 2004).

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , October 2008 , pp. 765 - 772
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Copyright © The American Political Science Association 2008

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