Economy

Do vice-presidential selections issue?

.SHORTLY AFTER introducing his compete the Autonomous election in 1960, John F. Kennedy stated: "I don't recollect a single situation where a vice-presidential candidate contributed an electoral vote." Still, the north-easterner chosen Lyndon Johnson as his running-mate, really hoping that the politician coming from Texas will assist him in southern states. Johnson tore across the South in a train nicknamed the LBJ Express, arriving at rallies in a ten-gallon hat to the strains of "The Yellow Flower of Texas". After he gained, Kennedy admitted that "we couldn't have actually lugged the South without Johnson". That Johnson "delivered the South" is actually now received understanding. But how much distinction do vice-presidential picks actually create in elections?