Interesting trivia bit I realized about the 1976 election

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Every person who was on a major party ticket in that election lost a Presidential election at some point in their life.

Yes just useless trivia, but still interesting.

[paulsonj72]

Every person who was on a major party ticket in that election lost a Presidential election at some point in their life.

Yes just useless trivia, but still interesting.

And 3 of them were right in a row including 1976.  Ford in 76, Carter in 80 and Mondale in 84. It took ubtil 96 for Dole to become the nominee.

[SingingAnalyst]

Perhaps one of the more interesting things about the 1976 election, apart from the fact that the incumbent had never been elected to either Pres for VP, a first. One thing that didn't change was that the GOP ticket contained a Nixon, a Bush, or a Dole-- true of every GOP ticket 1952-2004 with the sole exception of 1964.

[Podgy the Bear]

And you can extend it to 1980 when 3 out of the 4 were presidential campaign losers (Carter, Mondale, and Bush).

[solarstorm]

And that election marked the only time New Mexico didn't vote for the popular vote winner.

[Flake]

And you can extend it to 1980 when 3 out of the 4 were presidential campaign losers (Carter, Mondale, and Bush).

I don't know if this would count, but would Reagan's loss in the 1968 primaries qualify him to be a loser of a Presidential election?