Joel Goldstein Vice Presidency Interviews

Goldstein was profiled in St. Louis Magazine for his unique expertise on the vice presidency. He was also interviewed by the Wasusau Daily Herald (Wisc.) on vice presidential influence.

Goldstein wrote a commentary for the St. Louis Beacon putting President Obama's election results into context.

Goldstein was interviewed on KSDK-TV (St. Louis) explaining the how the Electoral College works.

Goldstein was interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor for an extensive Q&A on the evolution of the vice presidency and how the role as changed over the years.

Goldstein was interviewed by Fox News Radio in advance of the first presidential debate. He said it often comes down to not "who wins the 90 minutes, it's who produces the moments that get played again and again."

Goldstein was quoted in The Washington Times on President Clinton's campaigning role for President Obama. He was also profiled in the Ladue News on his life as a vice presidential scholar.

Goldstein was quoted in the Green Bay Press-Gazette about Vice President Joe Biden's connections with the traditional parts of the Democratic base being important in this year's campaign and in The Washington Times on Biden's role in the administration, and he wrote an editorial for the St. Louis Beacon noting Biden as the most underappreciated public figure in the history of the vice presidency. Goldstein also provided commentary on the Paul Ryan selection to the Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland.

Goldstein was interviewed about the vice presidency live on Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) and discussed the Romney/Ryan ticket with Aspenia, an Italian news agency.

Goldstein was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe on Paul Ryan's transition into the presidential campaign. He was also interviewed by Patch.com on Ryan's selection and quoted in the The Wall Street Journal on Joe Biden's recent controversial remarks (subscription required).

Goldstein provided commentary to WOR-AM (New York)'s "The Governor David Paterson Show," KTVI-TV (St. Louis), KNX-TV (Los Angeles), BBC's Good Morning Scotland, XM/Sirius's Potus channel, the St. Louis Beacon, CBC News (Canada) and Kyodo News (Japan) and America Magazine.

Goldstein was interviewed by The Washington Post's website on what to expect from the vice presidential debate.

Goldstein was interviewed on former N.Y. Gov. David Patterson's radio show (WOR-AM) and quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal on  discussing Paul Ryan's Republican National Convention speech.

Goldstein examined for the Wisconsin State Journal what challenges Ryan has already faced and the two greatest tests that lay ahead for him in the campaign.

Coverage includes: CSPAN-TV, KSDK-TV (St. Louis), WTOP-AM (Washington, D.C.), WHYY-AM (Philadelphia), the Associated Press, The New York Times, McClatchy Newspapers, the Dallas Morning News, The Washington Examiner, the Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio), The Journal Times (Racine, Wis.), MinnPost.com, Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Brisbane Times (Australia) and Xinhua (China).

Goldstein discussed the qualifications of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as a potential nominee with the Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.), provided his take on the top two candidates for Agence France-Presse, gave his thoughts on Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's potential to The Washington Examiner, talked about the selection process with New Hampshire Public Radio, emphasized the importance of experience in national office to Tallahassee.com.

Goldstein provided insight on the most recent problematic vice presidential candidates.

Professor Joel Goldstein was quoted in The New York Times on the vice presidential selection process.

Professor Goldstein was interviewed on WPTF-AM (Raleigh, N.C.) on what Mitt Romney needs to look for in a vice presidential candidate.

Professor Goldstein was mentioned in a Bloomberg.com article on the modern vice presidency.

Professor Goldstein was interviewed for for an NPR.org article on how potential vice presidential candidates hedge their interest in the job.

Professor Goldstein wrote a guest column on vice presidential selection myths for the political blog Sabato's Crystal Ball which also appeared at TheDailyBeast.com and MinnPost.com.

Professor Goldstein conducted interviews on the vice presidential selection process with McClatchey News Service (picked up by the Kansas City Star), WHYY-FM Philadelphia (NPR), KTRS-AM St. Louis and his commentary was included in The Week.

Professor Goldstein in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the intricacies of selecting a U.S. vice president.

Professor Goldstein's op-ed on VP candidates' suitability to serve as presidents was featured on the History News Network.

Professor Goldstein wrote the lead piece in Sabato's Crystal Ball -- one of the nation's leading political newsletters -- on the speculation on vice presidential selection.

Professor Goldstein was interviewed by McClatchy Newspapers about Condeleeza Rice as a potential vice presidential candidate. The article also appeared in the Miami Herald.

Professor Goldstein was interviewed in a MinnPost.com article on the pros and cons of Tim Pawlenty as the Republican vice presidential candidate.

Professor Goldstein was quoted in a LATimes.com article about potential Republican vice presidential candidates, which was also picked up by ABCNews.com.

Professor Goldstein was interviewed by The Star-Ledger on the possibility of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie being the Republican vice presidential nominee.

Professor Goldstein in The Washington Examiner on running mates for Mitt Romney.

Professor Goldstein's commentary on vice presidential nominations was picked-up by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer website.

Professor Goldstein was interviewed by the Dallas Morning News about Ron Paul's son Rand and his possible addition to the GOP ticket.

Professor Goldstein's op-ed on Vice President Joe Biden appeared in The Kansas City Star and on MinnPost.com.

Professor Goldstein was cited in a U.S. News & World Report story on President Obama's vice presidential selection based on his writings on the topic in other media.