1972: Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) v. Pete McCloskey (R-CA)

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Shirley Chisholm's unexpected ascent to the nomination occurred after Wallace endorsed her following her visit to him in the hospital.  She picked Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia as her running mate to provide balance.

When it was indisputably revealed two weeks before the convention that Nixon had indeed sabotaged peace efforts in 1968, the Republican Party was thrown into disarray and Pete McCloskey ended up winning the nomination after sixteen ballots after agreeing to keep Agnew on the ticket.

It proves to be a close race and while the Chisholm/Carter ticket receives a plurality of the popular vote, the electoral college proves to be its Downfall as McCloskey/Agnew wins 273 to 265

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Did you post this just to link to another thread on the forum while using the word "downfall"?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Did you post this just to link to another thread on the forum while using the word "downfall"?

More specifically I posted it because of this: http://youtu.be/4Ente5ag_RU?t=2m49s

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Did you post this just to link to another thread on the forum while using the word "downfall"?

More specifically I posted it because of this: http://youtu.be/4Ente5ag_RU?t=2m49s

Gotcha, but why did you go this out of your way to do it?

[badgate]

A majority voted NOT to ban opebo, yet he was still banned due to extra weight the mod's opinions hold. Just like a plurality voted for Chisholm yet she still lost bc of the electoral college. TF was [unintentionally] drawing a parallel between the hypothetical matchup in the youtube video and the whole opebo thing.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Did you post this just to link to another thread on the forum while using the word "downfall"?

More specifically I posted it because of this: http://youtu.be/4Ente5ag_RU?t=2m49s

Gotcha, but why did you go this out of your way to do it?

If you think I spent more than a few minutes on it or that I planned the results to have a deeper meaning, you're as deluded as badgate concerning what I intended.  It was just a quick little lark.

[badgate]

I'm deeply disappointed in you, TF. I guess the nuance of the matchup's results is purely coincidental.

[badgate]

True Federalist, I'm assigning you some homework. Write all sixteen ballots of the Republican National Convention.