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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Guide to Related Topics -- Preface -- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner -- Volume 1: -- Section 1: The Colonial and Revolutionary War Era (1607-1789) -- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner -- Profiles -- Hugh Henry Brackenridge (1748-1816) Matthew Elliot Duquès -- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Nathan Miczo -- Philip Freneau (1752-1832) Keat Murray -- Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) Charles E. Brewer -- William Livingston (1723-1790) Kathryn A. Super -- Samuel Peters (1735-1826) Christine Smaller -- John Trumbull (1710-1785) Carl B. Sell -- Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) Kaitlin Tonti -- John Witherspoon (1723-1794) Samantha DiMauro -- Section 2: The Early Republic (1789-1861) -- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner -- Profiles -- William Charles (1776-1820) Linzey Billy -- George Horatio Derby (John Phoenix, "Squibob" -- 1823-1861) Anthony A. Pino -- George Washington Harris (1814-1869) Simon Huff -- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) Daniel Royot -- John Neal (1793-1876) James Stephen Merritt Kayorie -- Seba Smith (1792-1868) Daniel Royot -- Section 3: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1872) -- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner -- Profiles -- Charles Farrar Browne (Artemus Ward -- 1834-1867) David E. E. Sloane -- David Ross Locke (1833-1888) Todd Nathan Thompson -- Thomas Nast (1840-1902) Erin M. Guydish Buchholz -- Robert Henry Newell (Orpheus C. Kerr -- 1836-1901) Wesley Scott McMasters -- William Newman (1817-1870) Todd Nathan Thompson -- Henry W. Shaw (Josh Billings -- 1818-1885) Nathan Valle -- Charles Henry Smith (Bill Arp -- 1826-1903) Megan A. Anderson -- Mortimer Neal Thomson (1831-1875) David E. E. Sloane -- Vanity Fair (1859-1863) Joshua A. Vaught -- Section 4: The Gilded Age to the Great Depression (1873-1929) -- Introduction Jody C Baumgartner -- Profiles -- Robert Benchley (1889-1945) Zeke Jarvis.

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction: The American Vice Presidency Reconsidered -- Chapter 2 Afterthought? The Premodern Vice Presidency -- Chapter 3 Where They've Been and What They've Done: The Background and Experience of Vice Presidential Candidates -- Chapter 4 Securing the Second Slot: The Vice Presidential Nomination -- Chapter 5 The Road to Number One Observatory Circle: The Campaign -- Chapter 6 What Do They Do? Vice Presidents in Office -- Chapter 7 What Next? Life after Near-Greatness -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.

"Since 1960 the office of the vice presidency of the United States has evolved into a fundamentally different institution than the one the founders envisioned, attracting better-qualified aspirants who may be called upon to perform a variety of important tasks. No longer a ceremonial figurehead or legislative drudge, the vice president today consults closely with the president and plays an important role in executive decision." "Jody C. Baumgartner offers a corrective to the overwhelmingly negative view Americans have had of their vice presidents by demonstrating how the role has changed over time. Setting the stage with a visit to the Constitutional Convention and a brief look at pre-modern vice presidents, he examines the 19 men and one woman who have been vice presidents or candidates for the office since 1960. His book is organized thematically according to the career path of the vice president - from the selection process through the campaign and nomination to election, service in office, and post-White House contributions."--Jacket

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Modern Presidential Electioneering -- 2 Traditional Presidential Electioneering -- 3 Presidentialism and Presidential Selection: The Institutional Environment -- 4 Electioneers: The Personnel of Modern Presidential Electioneering -- 5 The Resources of Modern Presidential Electioneering -- 6 Electioneering Processes and Activities: The Campaign -- 7 Conclusions: Modern Presidential Electioneering -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Baumgartner analyzes the organization and operation of modern presidential campaigns by examining the personnel, resources, and activities of both party and candidate organizations throughout the process of presidential selection in the United States, Russia, and France. He adds to our understanding of what "candidate-centeredness" means by going beyond the usual focus on voters or political messages

AbstractThis analysis explores public support for reforming both the selection of vice presidents and the institution itself. Survey data show some evidence that those who favorably view the concepts of political moderation and bipartisanship support vice presidential reform, while partisans and ideologues (broadly defined) seem to oppose it. In addition, there is a negative association between job approval ratings for Vice President Mike Pence and support for vice presidential reform. The only demographic factor that was significant in the analysis was gender, with females more likely than males to support reform.

Analysis of vice presidential favorability and job approval polling data for the past four vice presidents suggests that there is a mismatch between how scholars and the public perceive the vice presidency. Specifically, data illustrate that vice presidential favorability and job approval ratings are overwhelmingly influenced by presidential favorability and job approval ratings. While vice presidents advise and help their presidents carry out any number of important tasks, most citizens do not seem to form independent opinions about them. The analysis adds to our understanding of the institution and has normative implications, inasmuch as it suggests that there may be a lack of democratic accountability associated with one of the only two nationally elected officials in the United States.

ABSTRACTIn this article, I present results from a conditional logit model of vice presidential selection that predicts the selection of vice presidential candidates for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in 2016. Examining contested major party vice presidential nominations from 1960 through 2012, the model finds media exposure, political experience, military service, age, and demographic (gender/racial/ethnic) diversity to be significant factors in the selection process. In the end, the model correctly predicts 15 of the 21 (71.%) contested major party nominations during this period. For 2016 the model correctly and convincingly predicts Mike Pence as Donald Trump's selection, but incorrectly predicts Cory Booker as Hillary Clinton's pick. This reduces the overall percentage of correct predictions from 1960 to 2016 to 69.6% (16 of 23), but the approach taken here still represents a more appropriate way for social scientists to think about what factors drive vice presidential selection.