Biden’s VP Selection is Unlikely to Have Much of an Effect on the Dynamics of the Race

With the 2020 general election season on the horizon, anticipation continues to grow over who Joe Biden will select as his vice president. As the Biden campaign has narrowed down potential running mate options to a shortlist, consensus is still lacking over what Democrats themselves want and what might constitute the most optimal electoral strategy. …

To shed better light on the question of whether the choice of vice president impacts electoral prospects, we fielded an experiment on a survey of 4,927 American adults. CONT.

Alexander Agadjanian & Brian Schaffner (Tufts), Mischiefs of Faction


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