Karine Prémont is Professor in the School of Applied Politics at the Université de Sherbrooke and Deputy Director of the Center for the United States Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal.Christopher J. Devine is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Dayton.

• List of FiguresList of TablesList of Abbreviations AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Situating the Vice Presidency in Presidency StudiesMeena BosePart I – The Vice PresidentsKarine Prémont1. From Troubleshooters to Partners (and Back): The Importance of Partnerships Between Presidents and Vice Presidents, from Walter Mondale to Kamala HarrisKarine Prémont 2. Our (Wo)Man on Capitol Hill: The Vice President as the White House’s Congressional LiaisonChristophe Cloutier-Roy3. Last Person in the Room: Vice Presidential Influence on National Security Decision MakingRichard M. Yon, Jason Galui, Christian Dionisio, and Joseph G. Amoroso4. The Vice Presidency and the Checks and BalancesRoy R. Brownell II5. VPs “Don’t Get No Respect”: Political Humor and Vice-Presidential CaricaturesJody C Baumgartner6. Assessing VPOTUS: Elite Opinion and the Modern Vice PresidencyBrandon Rottinghaus and Justin VaughnPart II – The CandidatesChristopher J. Devine7. The Modern Veepstakes: New Pressures to Vet More Seasoned Running MatesWhitney L. Court8. Balancing a “Hockey Mom” with “Broad-Shouldered Leadership”: Campaign Communication and Gendered Ticket DynamicsLindsey Meeks9. “Never Fear, the Vice-Presidential Attack Dog is Here”: A Short History of the Running Mate Campaign Style, 1976-2008Charles J. Holden10. The Spotlight Fades: The Declining Electoral Impact of Modern Vice-Presidential CandidatesStacy G. Ulbig11. The Most Important VP Choice Since… When? Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, and the 2020 (Vice) Presidential ElectionChristopher J. Devine and Kyle C. Kopko12. Vice Presidents-Elect during the Transfer of Power, 1976-2008Heath BrownConclusion: From Second in Command to Commander in ChiefKarine Prémont and Christopher J. DevineList of Contributors

Karine Prémont is Professor in the School of Applied Politics at the Université de Sherbrooke and Deputy Director of the Center for the United States Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal.Christopher J. Devine is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Dayton.

• List of FiguresList of TablesList of Abbreviations AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Situating the Vice Presidency in Presidency StudiesMeena BosePart I – The Vice PresidentsKarine Prémont1. From Troubleshooters to Partners (and Back): The Importance of Partnerships Between Presidents and Vice Presidents, from Walter Mondale to Kamala HarrisKarine Prémont 2. Our (Wo)Man on Capitol Hill: The Vice President as the White House’s Congressional LiaisonChristophe Cloutier-Roy3. Last Person in the Room: Vice Presidential Influence on National Security Decision MakingRichard M. Yon, Jason Galui, Christian Dionisio, and Joseph G. Amoroso4. The Vice Presidency and the Checks and BalancesRoy R. Brownell II5. VPs “Don’t Get No Respect”: Political Humor and Vice-Presidential CaricaturesJody C Baumgartner6. Assessing VPOTUS: Elite Opinion and the Modern Vice PresidencyBrandon Rottinghaus and Justin VaughnPart II – The CandidatesChristopher J. Devine7. The Modern Veepstakes: New Pressures to Vet More Seasoned Running MatesWhitney L. Court8. Balancing a “Hockey Mom” with “Broad-Shouldered Leadership”: Campaign Communication and Gendered Ticket DynamicsLindsey Meeks9. “Never Fear, the Vice-Presidential Attack Dog is Here”: A Short History of the Running Mate Campaign Style, 1976-2008Charles J. Holden10. The Spotlight Fades: The Declining Electoral Impact of Modern Vice-Presidential CandidatesStacy G. Ulbig11. The Most Important VP Choice Since… When? Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, and the 2020 (Vice) Presidential ElectionChristopher J. Devine and Kyle C. Kopko12. Vice Presidents-Elect during the Transfer of Power, 1976-2008Heath BrownConclusion: From Second in Command to Commander in ChiefKarine Prémont and Christopher J. DevineList of Contributors

Karine Prémont is Professor in the School of Applied Politics at the Université de Sherbrooke and Deputy Director of the Center for the United States Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal.Christopher J. Devine is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Dayton.

• List of FiguresList of TablesList of Abbreviations AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Situating the Vice Presidency in Presidency StudiesMeena BosePart I – The Vice PresidentsKarine Prémont1. From Troubleshooters to Partners (and Back): The Importance of Partnerships Between Presidents and Vice Presidents, from Walter Mondale to Kamala HarrisKarine Prémont 2. Our (Wo)Man on Capitol Hill: The Vice President as the White House’s Congressional LiaisonChristophe Cloutier-Roy3. Last Person in the Room: Vice Presidential Influence on National Security Decision MakingRichard M. Yon, Jason Galui, Christian Dionisio, and Joseph G. Amoroso4. The Vice Presidency and the Checks and BalancesRoy R. Brownell II5. VPs “Don’t Get No Respect”: Political Humor and Vice-Presidential CaricaturesJody C Baumgartner6. Assessing VPOTUS: Elite Opinion and the Modern Vice PresidencyBrandon Rottinghaus and Justin VaughnPart II – The CandidatesChristopher J. Devine7. The Modern Veepstakes: New Pressures to Vet More Seasoned Running MatesWhitney L. Court8. Balancing a “Hockey Mom” with “Broad-Shouldered Leadership”: Campaign Communication and Gendered Ticket DynamicsLindsey Meeks9. “Never Fear, the Vice-Presidential Attack Dog is Here”: A Short History of the Running Mate Campaign Style, 1976-2008Charles J. Holden10. The Spotlight Fades: The Declining Electoral Impact of Modern Vice-Presidential CandidatesStacy G. Ulbig11. The Most Important VP Choice Since… When? Kamala Harris, Mike Pence, and the 2020 (Vice) Presidential ElectionChristopher J. Devine and Kyle C. Kopko12. Vice Presidents-Elect during the Transfer of Power, 1976-2008Heath BrownConclusion: From Second in Command to Commander in ChiefKarine Prémont and Christopher J. DevineList of Contributors