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Running-Mate Myths with Matt Yglesias

2024/8/13
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Jerusalem Demsas:本期节目探讨了副总统候选人的选择及其影响,特别是围绕Kamala Harris选择Tim Walz为竞选伙伴的各种说法。节目中分析了几个缺乏证据支持的传统观念,例如候选人来自的州、性别平衡和种族平衡等,以及这些观念对选举结果的影响。同时,节目还探讨了Tim Walz的选择是否能够帮助Harris吸引农村选民,以及如何向选民保证民主党并非仅仅代表沿海精英自由派。 Matt Yglesias:关于副总统候选人的选择对总统选举的影响存在争议,但争议的范围相对较窄。一部分人认为存在显著的“家乡州效应”,另一部分人则认为这种效应微弱或不存在,且缺乏量化证据。选择副总统候选人的目的通常是为了弥补总统候选人的不足,并提升选民的热情,但这种效果很难找到证据支持。节目中还讨论了女性候选人是否面临选举劣势,以及如何衡量副总统候选人选择的影响。此外,Yglesias还对Harris选择Walz的策略提出了质疑,认为民主党对Walz的‘氛围’解读是错误的,仅仅因为其来自明尼苏达州的小镇就能赢得农村选民的支持是不现实的。他认为Walz在农村地区的得票率优势只存在于其担任众议员时期,担任州长后这一优势消失,这与其政策立场转变有关。

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The discussion explores the impact of vice-presidential nominees on election outcomes, focusing on Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz and the common narratives surrounding VP selections.

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Is there such a thing as “balancing the ticket”? How much can a vice-presidential nominee influence the election? Host Jerusalem Demsas talks with political commentator and journalist Matt Yglesias) about Kamala Harris’s recent pick of Tim Walz as her running mate and whether that choice could sway undecided voters.

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