Presidential Election 2008

Is my memory correct on this?  The 2008 election will be the first since 1952 in which neither party’s candidate is a sitting President or Vice President (assuming, of course, that Cheney doesn’t run ).

Excluding third parties and other electoral vote irregularities
2004 - Bush (Pres) over Kerry
2000 - Bush over Gore (VP)
1996 - Clinton (Pres) over Dole
1992 - Clinton over Bush (Pres)
1988 - Bush (VP) over Dukakis
1984 - Reagan (Pres) over Mondale
1980 - Reagan over Carter (Pres)
1976 - Carter over Ford (Pres)
1972 - Nixon (Pres) over McGovern
1968 - Nixon over Humphrey (VP)
1964 - Johnson (Pres) over Goldwater
1960 - Kennedy over Nixon (VP)
1956 - Eisenhower (Pres) over Stevenson
1952 - Eisenhower over Stevenson

1. Is Gore for sure out?  I thought he was still considered a possibility too.

   Posted by on July 11, 2007 at 1203 hrs




2. I was going to respond that Gore is not a “sitting” VP or Pres.  But then I remembered that since most Democrats still believe him to be the legitimate President of the U.S., I guess he could would keep the trend going if he decides to run.

   Posted by David Svendsen on July 11, 2007 at 1210 hrs




3. 2008 also will be only the 2nd time since 1952 that the GOP will not have a Bush, Nixon, or Dole on the ballot.

   Posted by on July 11, 2007 at 1354 hrs




4. Who was Goldwater’s running mate in 1964? I don’t think it was a Bush, Nixon or Dole.

   Posted by pdigaudio on July 11, 2007 at 1529 hrs




5. The GOP tickets were:

   2004 - Bush/Cheney
   2000 - Bush/Cheney
   1996 - Dole/Kemp
   1992 - Bush/Quayle
   1988 - Bush/Quayle
   1984 - Reagan/Bush
   1980 - Reagan/Bush
   1976 - Ford/Dole
   1972 - Nixon/Agnew
   1968 - Nixon/Agnew
   1964 - Goldwater/Miller
   1960 - Nixon/Lodge
   1956 - Eisenhower/Nixon
   1952 - Eisenhower/Nixon

   Posted by Jed on July 11, 2007 at 1559 hrs




6. Actually, longer than that. In 1948, Truman, who had been elevated to President from VP when FDR died in 1945, won over Thomas Dewey. FDR was re-elected in 1936, 1940 and 1944 after unseating President Hoover in 1932.

   Posted by on July 12, 2007 at 0851 hrs