Do vice presidential candidates influence the outcome of elections?

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Paul Krugman
	Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections. "I've never been able to convince myself that it matters much."
	10/16/2008 12:32:02 PM

David Brooks
	Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections. Hapless distractions
	10/15/2008 1:49:51 PM

Laura Ingraham
	Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections. "I don't think the Vice Presidential pick does anything all that much for a candidate..."
	9/22/2008 2:29:26 PM

Dan Quayle
	Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections. "The bottom line is, people vote for Presidents, not Vice Presidents."
	9/17/2008 10:54:24 AM

Denver Post
	Vice presidential candidates do influence the outcome of elections. Picking Richardson could make a difference for Obama
	9/17/2008 10:53:23 AM

Financial Times
	Vice presidential candidates do influence the outcome of elections. VP choice could make a real difference for McCain
	9/17/2008 10:53:16 AM

Tony Perkins
	Vice presidential candidates do influence the outcome of elections. Perkins: McCain will lose election if he chooses a V-P candidate who does not oppose abortion.
	9/17/2008 10:07:49 AM

Mike Murphy
	Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections. "I don’t think any VP pick can elect a President, especially now that the good old days when the Veep could steal his home state are over."
	9/12/2008 9:19:40 AM

Richard Cohen
	Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections. Since Lyndon Johnson no vice presidential candidate has been able to add anything to the ticket.
	9/11/2008 5:17:37 PM

Matthew Yglesias
	Vice presidential candidates do not influence the outcome of elections. "In practice, VP choices — despite the fact that they’re sometimes hugely consequential after the election (LBJ, Dick Cheney) — rarely impact the election"
	9/8/2008 11:56:02 AM

William Kristol
	Vice presidential candidates do influence the outcome of elections. Picking Lieberman would give McCain a better chance of winning than picking someone else.
	9/5/2008 3:02:58 PM