Politics & Government
Keller: Do Vice Presidential Picks Matter To Voters?
"Historically," said former President Donald Trump recently, "the vice president in terms of the election has virtually no impact."
August 8, 2024
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BOSTON - Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her vice presidential running mate on Tuesday. Do VP picks really matter to voters?
"Historically," said former President Donald Trump recently, "the vice president in terms of the election has no impact, virtually no impact."
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But Professor Emeritus Joel Goldstein of Saint Louis University, perhaps the nation's preeminent expert on the vice presidency, calls that claim "false." The vice presidential choice "has an impact on the way in which we view the people who selected them, how they go about making decisions, whether they make good decisions," he says.
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