Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts and Sciences spoke about the supposed hometown advantage presidential candidates may have when choosing a running mate from that state. “What I found is that presidential candidates used to enjoy a sizable electoral bonus in the state that they were from, but that has declined over time,” he said. “Vice presidential candidates never generated quite that much bonus, but whatever bonus they did generate is now indistinguishable from zero and maybe, on average, about half a percentage point.”

March 20, 2020 ・ From Science.Mic.