Recurring patterns appear in vice presidential selection that often help predict future choices. Yet change also occurs, sometimes rendering predictions based on past patterns wrong. …
Every vice presidential selection is distinctive because the selector, prospective candidates, and the context are never the same. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are unique, and their vice presidential options and circumstances limit their choices.
Still, patterns recur. CONT.
Joel K. Goldstein (Saint Louis U. School of Law), Sabato’s Crystal Ball