2004: Al Gore accepts the Democratic Nomination and challenges Pres. Bush in a rematch. He hits the President as being irresponsible with the war in Iraq and claims it is diverting from the real issue. The election is predicted to be close. In an election victory that came at 3:30 AM, Gore delivered an upset and defeated Pres. Bush by a narrow margin.
Gore/Dean: 272: 49.0%
Bush/Cheney: 266: 48.5%
2008: Despite some successes in his first term which included the killing of Osama Bin Laden and healthcare reform, the weak economy hurt Gore going into reelection, with a strong challenge from Gov. Mitt Romney. The election resulted in a cliffhanger only to be decided at 7:30 AM on November 5th in favor of Gov. Romney.
Romney/Pawlenty: 278: 50.0%
Gore/Dead: 266: 48.8%
2012: With the economy rebounded, and Iran's nuclear ambitions crushed after small, but effective skirmish in the mid-east Pres. Romney scored an easy reelection over challenger Howard Dean and his running mate Mark Warner.
Romney/Pawlenty: 408: 57.7%
Dean/Warner: 130: 41.5%
2016: With Pawlenty abandoning a run in 2016, the GOP field was wide open, as for the Democrats, who hoped to win back the Presidency. After a contentious race between Eric Cantor and Bobby Jindal, Jindal secured the nomination and selected Jon Huntsman as his running mate. On the Democrats side Sen. Clinton, now Majority Leader, following the Democrat's take back of the Senate and House in 2014 was defeated by former Senator turned Governor Barack Obama. Obama selected Clinton as his running mate and headed into the election even with Jindal.
The election which was predicted as close resulted in a sizable Obama victory over Jindal.
D: 301: 51.9%
R: 237: 46.7%
2020: Vice Pres. Clinton, having chosen not to run with Obama for a second term, forced Obama to chose a new running mate and a potential heir. He selected Sec. of Commerce Brian Schweitzer to run with him as they faced former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska and her running mate Congressman Mike Pence. Pres. Obama portrayed Palin as a representative of the past and himself as the agent of the future. The election resulted in an Obama landslide.
D: 400: 56.9%
R: 138: 42.4%
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