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Title	Replication Data for: The Best of Two Worlds: Selection Strategies for Vice-Presidential Candidates

Identifier	https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SH5Q6S

Creator	Lopes, Amanda Vitoria

Publisher	Harvard Dataverse

Description	Voting for a presidential ticket is a common characteristic that is particular to the majority of presidential systems. When a voter chooses a candidate for president, they are actually also voting for the other person on the ticket, in other words, the potential successor if the mandate is interrupted. Therefore, the selection of the candidate who will run for election alongside the presidential candidate represents an opportunity to nominate someone who can increase the ticket’s electorate or increase a possible president’s capacity for governance. In the literature there is an absence of systematic studies of these strategies used in the selection of vice-presidential candidates. In order to fill part of this gap, this study proposes a Vice-Presidential Candidate Profile Index (VPCPI), which allows an analysis of the strategies adopted in the selection of running mates. For the case of Brazil after redemocratization, the results were hybrid, in other words, strategies were adopted to select candidates who can help attract votes for the ticket, but who also have political experience to act in future governments.

Subject	Social Sciences Elections presidential studies vice-president indices

Contributor	Martins, Debora

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