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Were past VP choices net positives or net negatives for the ticket? (search mode)

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	Were past VP choices net positives or net negatives for the ticket? « on: July 31, 2011, 10:26:28 AM »
	« edited: July 31, 2011, 12:03:23 PM by Amoralfag »

What it says in the title. Did the VP pick for presidential campaigns in past years help them gain additional votes (this does not mean that there weren't better picks...), or did they actually lose the ticket votes?

I'd say:

2008: Palin and Biden were both drags on their tickets.
2004: Cheney hurt, Edwards helped.
2000: Cheney hurt, Lieberman helped.
1996: Both Kemp and Gore helped.
1992: Quayle hurt, Gore helped, Stockdale hurt.
1988: Quayle hurt, Bentsen helped (quite a bit).
1984: Bush helped, Ferraro probably hurt.
1980: Bush and Mondale probably both helped.
1976: Dole hurt, Mondale helped.
1972: Agnew hurt, Eagleton hurt a great deal, Shriver helped.
1968: Both Agnew and Muskie helped, LeMay hurt (a lot).
1964: Miller and Humphrey probably both helped.
1960: Lodge and Johnson both helped.
1956: Nixon and Kefauver both helped.
1952: Nixon helped, Sparkman probably hurt.
1948: Warren and Barkley both helped.

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