The Appeal of Second Bananas
The Impact of Vice Presidential Candidates on Presidential Vote Choice, Yesterday and Today
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180246 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stacy G Ulbig, S Ulbig (Sam Houston State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 330-355 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0891988709358950 |
| OpenAlex | W2024226149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 25 |
To what extent do vice presidential candidates affect individual-level vote choice for president? The accepted wisdom is that vice presidential candidates are of minor importance to most voters. Yet much energy was spent discussing the potential impact of Biden and Palin as vice presidential candidates. Here, the impact that attitudes toward Palin and Biden had on vote choice in the 2008 election are compared with the role of vice presidential candidates historically. Although feelings about vice presidential candidates typically play little role in vote choice, there are exceptions. When vice presidential candidates draw media attention, feelings about them become much more important to vote choice. Whereas Biden represents the general rule of vice presidents garnering little media attention and having relatively little impact on vote choice, Palin_s candidacy drew an abnormally high level of media interest, and feelings about her exerted a stronger impact on vote choice, especially among Independent voters
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Retracted
From Ferraro to Palin
Press Effects, Public Opinion, and Gender
Mixed Signals? Gender and the Media's Coverage of the 2008 Vice Presidential Candidates
Polls and Elections
Presidential Versus Vice Presidential Home State Advantage
The Complex Reality of Vice Presidential Selection in the Modern Era
Going Out on a Limb in an Underdeveloped Branch of Objectification Research
Vice-Presidential Image Strategies
The “Palin Effect” in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
The Rise of Women Vice-Presidential Candidates in Latin America
There Can Be Only One (Woman on the Ticket)
The Best of Two Worlds
Smith (and Jones) Go to Washington
American Prince, American Pauper
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Forecasting Presidential Elections
Forecasting the Presidential Vote in the States, 1948-2004
Choosing the Vice President
American Prince, American Pauper
Requiem for a Lightweight
Institutional Change and the Dynamics of Vice Presidential Selection
Persuadable Voter
Vice Presidential Eligibility and Selection Patterns
Beyond the Running Tally
Forecasting the Presidential Vote in the States
Vice-Presidential Candidates and the Home State Advantage
Motivated Skepticism in the Evaluation of Political Beliefs
Presidential Elections in Space and Time
Localism in Presidential Elections
The Veepstakes
The 1984 Election
"The "Veepstakes
Localism and Regionalism in Presidential Elections
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |