Balancing the presidential ticket may lead to unexpected – and unwanted – outcomes

Uscinski, Joseph (2016) Balancing the presidential ticket may lead to unexpected – and unwanted – outcomes. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (22 Jul 2016). Website.

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Last week saw the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump nominate his vice presidential candidate in the form of Indiana Governor, Mike Pence; Hillary Clinton will soon announce her own candidate. Joseph Uscinski writes that the way such vice presidential candidates are selected has become progressively less democratic, with the process now in fewer and fewer hands. He also warns that if presidential candidates select a vice president who differs substantially from them in terms of their policy positions in order to gain electoral advantage, then this can create incentives for Congress to remove the Commander-in-Chief.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors, USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Divisions:	Public Policy Group
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2016 11:37
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/67700

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