| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Boxleitner, Jon Arthur
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| Author's Email Address |
jon.boxleitner@pennmanor.net |
| URN |
etd-12182008-135618 |
| Title |
Balancing the Ticket:
How Selecting A Vice President Has Changed in the Modern Era
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| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Department |
Political Science |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Brians, Craig Leonard |
Committee Chair |
| Hult, Karen M. |
Committee Member |
| Walcott, Charles E. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- running mate
- veepstakes
- balance the ticket
- balancing the ticket
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| Date of Defense |
2008-12-09 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Over the past century, the role of the vice presidency has increased drastically, to the point that some view the president and the vice president as a co-presidency. When this started and who perpetuated the change is up to debate, but the fact that the vice presidency and the vice-presidential selection process have increased in visibility and importance is not. This project analyzes the changes that occurred in the selection of the vice-presidential running mates in the last four decades by comparing the news coverage of the vice-presidential selection process in the years 1968 and 2000. What characteristics (such as ideology, compatibility, moral character, experience, etc.) do the media value most when reporting on the vice-presidential selection? The study observes the presidential election-year months of March through December in order to acquire data from the time the veepstakes speculation starts—after a presidential candidate secures enough delegates to win the nomination—to after the general election–where the electoral impact of the vice-presidential choice can be interpreted.
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