When was the last time the GOP ticket lost both their home states?
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Joe Republic
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« on: August 11, 2012, 08:23:55 PM »
I could easily look it up, but I'm trying to go by memory right now.  Was it 1936?  What about closer elections, like this one?  Any ideas?

I know it was 1972 for the Dems, but of course we know that IL and DE are safe once again this time around.
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« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2012, 08:25:10 PM »
1968
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2012, 08:27:47 PM »
1968 and I have a feeling 2012 will be another.
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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2012, 08:34:24 PM »
Hmm, 1968 may well be correct, but I've always considered Nixon's home state to be CA rather than NY.

And it turns out that 1940 was another.  I couldn't remember who Willkie's running mate was or where he was from.
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2012, 08:50:06 PM »
« Edited: August 11, 2012, 08:51:49 PM by I'm spinning Perry the platypus, get out of my way »
Charles McNary of Oregon. Check the main site.
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 08:55:40 PM »
1940, unless you consider Indiana to be Willkie's home state (rather than New York).  Otherwise, 1936.
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 08:59:14 PM »

Uh, I did.
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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2012, 06:41:59 AM »
Isn't Romney's 'home state', Utah?
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2012, 07:08:05 AM »
No, it's Massachusetts, since that's where he was governor and lives now.  He was born and raised in Michigan, though, which is my home state.  But since he lives in Massachusetts, that's technically his home state.
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2012, 12:33:58 PM »
But he has ties to New Hampshire and of course Utah.
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« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2012, 12:55:39 PM »
Quote from: Joe Republic on August 11, 2012, 08:34:24 PM
Hmm, 1968 may well be correct, but I've always considered Nixon's home state to be CA rather than NY.

And it turns out that 1940 was another.  I couldn't remember who Willkie's running mate was or where he was from.
It depends.  If you consider New York to be Willkie and Nixon's home state (rather than Indiana and California), then yes.
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