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In recent years, the office of the vice president has become a focal point of presidential politics and governance. From the emergence of the modern vice presidency under Walter Mondale to Mike Pence’s and Kamala Harris’s dramatic influence on the outcome of the 2020 election, Second in Command explores how vice presidents and vice-presidential candidates have shaped the direction of the country and changed American politics. The frenzy of speculation surrounding the “veepstakes” every four years and extensive media coverage of the vice-presidential debate may seem odd, given the vice presidency’s limited constitutional powers and dismal public reputation. Dispelling the myth that the vice presidency is a powerless or merely ceremonial role, Second in Command draws on the multidisciplinary expertise of more than a dozen leading vice-presidential scholars to reveal the complex, consequential, and often misunderstood nature of the office. With accessible language and vivid examples, it traces the transformation of vice-presidential power over the past half-century, reveals the evolving electoral significance of vice-presidential running mates, and highlights the need for a deeper public understanding of these pivotal figures. Chapters employ a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including elite interviews, archival research, case studies, and advanced statistical modeling to cover topics such as gender and media effects in running mate selection and the representation of vice presidents in popular culture. This book offers a fresh, engaging, and essential perspective on a vital institution at the heart of American democracy.
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Keywords
- American Politics
- American presidency
- Communication Studies
- Constitutional duties
- Constitutional law
- democratic institutions
- Electoral influence
- Executive power
- Gender Dynamics
- governance
- History
- interdisciplinary research
- Leadership
- Media Coverage
- Policy influence
- political institutions
- Political Science
- Popular culture
- Presidential campaigns
- Presidential succession
- Presidential transition
- Running mates
- thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government
- thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPQ Central / national / federal government
- Ticket balancing
- U.S. elections
- Vice presidency
- Vice presidents
- Walter Mondale
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DOI: 10.3998/mpub.14505045Editions