Biden’s celebration of those who conceded elections is a signal to Donald Trump and his supporters write @profdevine Fletcher McClellan and @kylekopko wp.me/p3I2YF-dWl

Adjunct Professor of Political Science Kyle C. Kopko & Distinguished Professor & Professor of Political Science Emeritus Fletcher McClellan coauthored an LSE Phelan US Centre blog on President Biden's recent Presidential Medal of Freedom selections. #EtownExperts Read more: bit.ly/3yOw2Jy.

Clarion Rotary heard from Dr. Kyle Kopko–Executive Director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a legislative agency of the General Assembly–during their meeting on Monday. ow.ly/bET650SfycF

Biden’s celebration of those who conceded elections is a signal to Donald Trump and his supporters write @profdevine Fletcher McClellan and @kylekopko wp.me/p3I2YF-dWl

VP News!!! No, not that one, but... "Second in Command: Reevaluating the Role of Vice Presidents and Running Mates in Modern American Politics" is under contract w/ University of Michigan Press! Featuring an all-star lineup of VP scholars, edited by Karine Prémont & me. Coming 2026. ToC below.

I'm thrilled to announce that I am under contract to write: "Coolidge or Chaos: The 1924 Presidential Election." This book is for the University Press of Kansas's (Univ Press of Kansas) American Presidential Election Series. I am a huuuuuge fan of the series. This is a dream come true.

“There are two brilliant young political scientists who wrote a book called ‘Do Running Mates Matter’…” - Karl Rove, on ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩ Free Expression podcast⁩ (~22:00). Thanks Karl Rove⁩! Gotta put that in the Twitter bio, eh ⁦Kyle C. Kopko⁩? wsj.com/podcasts/opini…

"Who Donald Trump picks as vice-president matters more for how he may govern than convincing voters" 📚For LSE USAPP blog, @profdevine and @kylekopko argue that a VP pick signals to voters about how a presidential candidate is likely to govern once elected. wp.me/p3I2YF-e49

Who Donald Trump picks as vice-president matters more for how he may govern than convincing voters write @profdevine and @kylekopko wp.me/p3I2YF-e49

Tonight Donald Trump is expected to announce his vice-presidential pick at the Republican National Convention 📚 For the LSE USAPP blog, @profdevine and @kylekopko discuss why Trump's VP pick is important, and what it will signal about how he may govern blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2024…

J. D. Vance, the #US Senator from Ohio, has been selected as Donald Trump's running mate 🗳️ For the LSE USAPP blog, @profdevine and @kylekopko consider why Trump's #VicePresident pick is important, and what it signals about how he may govern blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2024…

Thanks to ⁦NPR⁩ ⁦Morning Edition⁩ for having ⁦Kyle C. Kopko⁩ & I on this morning to discuss our book, “Do Running Mates Matter?” npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-…

Well, do they? Listen to Christopher Devine and Kyle C. Kopko on NPR and find their book here:  kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700629701/…

"Asking 'What kind of potential presidential candidate or president would this person be?' helps train the eye on qualities such as a running mate’s demonstrable competence and their ideological positions." Great analysis from Zeeshan Aleem is also on Blu*Sky. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

Thanks to CNN International and Kim Brunhuber for having me on this morning to discuss my book "Do Running Mates Matter?" (co-authored with Christopher Devine of University of Dayton). We'll find out in a few days who Kamala Harris selects as her VP candidate! Univ Press of Kansas Elizabethtown College

Excellent piece by Lora Kelley in the The Atlantic on whether "historically, the VP... does not have any impact"--with my comments based on research w/ Kyle C. Kopko. theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

My op-ed w/ Kyle C. Kopko on Harris's VP pick, in today's Los Angeles Times. "If—as we suspect—voters see Walz as a credible potential VP who can help Harris advance her legislative agenda, he may help her reach the Oval Office." latimes.com/opinion/story/…

My piece w/ Kyle C. Kopko in Good Authority today, on the Vance & Walz VP picks.

Week #4 of Election Season with UPK! Check out the recent interview with author Christopher Devine on the impact of running mates here: kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2024/08/2…. Pick up Do Running Mates Matter? by Christopher Devine and Kyle C. Kopko & get 50% off with code 24SUMMER2024: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700629701/…

Join me on Thursday @ 4pm for a panel discussion on the American vice presidency, hosted by American Experience. Registration is free. Link below.