Nov. 7th, 2012 13:54
What a weird election...
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cos1980: George HW Bush runs in Republican primaries, doesn't win, becomes Vice Presidential nominee
1984: George HW Bush is again the VP nominee
1988: George HW Bush wins Republican nomination, and presidency
1992: Bill Clinton vs. George HW Bush
1996: Bill Clinton re-elected president
2000: George W Bush wins Republican nomination, and presidency
2004: George W Bush re-elected president
2008: Hillary Clinton runs in Democratic primaries
2012: No Clintons ran. No Bushes ran. Is this even allowed anymore???
Seriously, this hasn't happened since the 70s.
How many of you were alive the last time the US had a presidential campaign with no Clintons or Bushes on the ballot?
1984: George HW Bush is again the VP nominee
1988: George HW Bush wins Republican nomination, and presidency
1992: Bill Clinton vs. George HW Bush
1996: Bill Clinton re-elected president
2000: George W Bush wins Republican nomination, and presidency
2004: George W Bush re-elected president
2008: Hillary Clinton runs in Democratic primaries
2012: No Clintons ran. No Bushes ran. Is this even allowed anymore???
Seriously, this hasn't happened since the 70s.
How many of you were alive the last time the US had a presidential campaign with no Clintons or Bushes on the ballot?
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If you add Nixon to the criteria, this was only the third election without them since 1948.