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While the number of full‐time editorial cartoonists has declined in the past few decades, several have taken their craft online in the form of animated Flash cartoons. In this article I test the effects of one of the more popular animated editorial cartoons on presidential candidate evaluations of 18‐ to 24‐year‐olds. A posttest‐only experimental design was used to survey students from several universities in six states. The results from this online experiment suggest that these editorial cartoons have a negative effect on candidate evaluations. However, viewing the clip did not change candidate preferences and an analysis of the control group suggests that viewership of online humor may have a positive effect on political participation.

One of the more entertaining pastimes during the presidential campaign is the "veepstakes," or speculation about who the presidential nominee will select for a running mate. While much of this speculation occurs after the nomination has been decided (Alter 2004; Feldmann 2004; Kennedy 2004; Lehigh 2004; Starr 2004), speculation about the 2008 selections had begun as early as 2007 (Cain 2007; Klein 2007; Mackowiak 2007; Sanderson 2007). Most are grounded in a good understanding of what presidential candidates look for in a running mate, but one writer has not unfairly referred to the veepstakes as a "largely fact-free parlour game" (Harding 2004).

Introduction : still good for a laugh? : political humor in a changing media landscape / Jody C Baumgartner and Amy B. Becker -- The rise of advocacy satire / Don J. Waisanen -- Journalist or jokester? : an analysis of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver / Julia R. Fox -- Partisan trends in late night humor / S. Robert Lichter and Stephen J. Farnsworth -- The limits of attitude change : political humor during the 2016 campaign / Jody C Baumgartner -- Interviews and viewing motivations : exploring connections between political satire, perceived learning, and elaborative processing / Amy B. Becker -- Inoculation against/with political humor / Josh Compton -- The political ethology of debate humor and audience laughter : understanding Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and their audiences / Patrick A. Stewart, Reagan G. Dye, and Austin D. Eubanks -- The joke is on you : satire and blowback / Sophia A. McClennen - What is funny to whom? : applying an integrative theoretical framework to the study of political humor appreciation / Christiane Grill -- Political entertainment in comparative perspective : exploring the applicability of the gateway hypothesis across media systems / Michael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, and Julian Meuller-Herbst -- The causes and consequences of affinity for political humor / Mark Boukes -- Freedom of the press in Israeli and American satire / Edo Steinberg -- A new generation of satire consumers? : a socialization approach to youth exposure to news satire / Stephanie A. Edgerly -- The context for comedy : presidential candidates and comedy television / Michael Parkin -- The ides of September : Jimmy Fallon, Donald Trump, and the changing politics of late night television / Jonathan S. Morris -- Conclusion : looking ahead to the future : why laughing will matter even more in the decade to come / Amy B. Becker and Jody C Baumgartner

AbstractThis essay updates the small amount of formal research dedicated to explicating the factors that drive the selection of a vice presidential nominee. Demographic and political characteristics of the individuals on the presidential nominees' short lists, as well as various measures of presidential ticket balance, are modeled for the 24 contested major party vice presidential nominations from 1960 through 2020. Discrete choice analysis highlights the idea that the calculus used by presidential nominees to select their running mate has become more complex in the modern era. Years served in national political office, exposure in the national media, bringing either gender or racial/ethnic diversity to the ticket, and youth are all factors that seem to matter in the selection process. Predicted probabilities generated from the model correctly identify 18 (75%) of the eventual nominees.

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to examine the relationship between viewing late night political humor and political participation.MethodsWe used various measures of viewership of late night talk shows and political participation in the 2012 American National Election Studies (ANES) data set.ResultsWe show that viewership of "Late Night with David Letterman," a simple form of political comedy, seems to be unrelated to political participation. However, viewership of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report," considered by most to be genuine political satire, is associated with higher levels of political participation.ConclusionThe results suggest that advocates of political satire may be correct when they suggest that satire mobilizes viewers to political action.

The "independent" and "swing" voter myth versus the reality of mobilizing the base --To vote or note to vote : three myths about voter turnout --End of the two-party system? : the myth of the rise of third parties --Buying elections? : campaign finance law and money's influence in elections and politics --The veepstakes : balancing the ticket and other myths about vice presidential selection --Mudslinging 101 : have presidential campaigns really become nastier? --Where have you gone, Walter Cronkite? : the "news" just ain't what it used to be --Game changer? : misconceptions about the significance of presidential debates --Science or voodoo? : misconceptions about national election polls --May the best person win? : the illusion of competitive congressional elections --The American people have spoken ... or have they? : the myth of the presidential mandate.

Although many developments surrounding the Internet campaign are now considered to be standard fare, there were a number of new developments in 2016. Drawing on original research conducted by leading experts, The Internet and the 2016 Presidential Campaign attempts to cover these developments in a comprehensive fashion. How are campaigns making use of the Internet to organize and mobilize their ground game? To communicate their message? The book also examines how citizens made use of online sources to become informed, follow campaigns, and participate. Contributions also explore how the Internet affected developments in media reporting, both traditional and non-traditional, about the campaign. What other messages were available online, and what effects did these messages have had on citizen's attitudes and vote choice? The book examines these questions in an attempt to summarize the 2016 online campaign