Arkansas Democratic Primary

[NHPolitico]

This is interesting. Exactly how is a "home state" defined? Current resident, right? Nixon actually changed home states from 1960 to 1968.

Yes, by residency.  Bush was born in Connecticut, Dean in New York, and so on.

By the state they voted for themselves in?

[NHPolitico]

Why did Gore loose Arkansas? Wouldnt the fact that it was clintons state gave Gore Arkansas.

Bill would argue that he could have won the state for Gore, but Gore told him to stay away. I think Bush would have lost the state anyway, but it was competitive and I think it may have been more competitive had Clinton just moved there practically-- every other weekend for two months or something.  Even just figuring out a gameplan to get a historic turnout of black voters with Clinton would have been good for Gore.

[NHPolitico]

Bush lost his home state: Connecticut

1804: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina lost home state and election to Thomas Jefferson.

1808: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina lost home state and election to James Madison.

1816: Rufus King of New York lost home state and election to James Monroe.

1840: Martin Van Buren of New York incumbent President lost home state and election to William Henry Harrison.

1844: James Polk of Tennessee lost home state to Henry Clay, but won the election.

1852: Winfield Scott of New Jersey lost home state and election to Franklin Pierce.

1856: John Fremont of California lost home state and election to James Buchanan.

1856: Millard Fillmore of New York former President lost home state to John Fremont, who lost election to James Buchanan.

1860: Stephen Douglas of Illinois lost home state and election to Abraham Lincoln, who was also from Illinois. (either way, a candidate would lose his home state, of course)

1860: John Breckinridge of Kentucky lost home state to John Bell, who lost the election to Abraham Lincoln.

1864: George McClellan of New York lost home state and election to Abraham Lincoln.

1872: Horace Greeley of New York lost home state and election to Ulysses S. Grant.

1880: Winfield Hancock of Pennsylvania lost home state and election to James Garfield.

1888: Grover Cleveland of New York incumbent President lost home state and election to Benjamin Harrison.

1892: Benjamin Harrison of Indiana incumbent President lost home state and election to former President Grover Cleveland.

1900: William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska lost home state and election to William McKinley.

1904: Alton Parker of New York lost home state and election to Theodore Roosevelt, who was also from New York (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1912: Theodore Roosevelt of New York former President lost home state and election to Woodrow Wilson.

1912: William Howard Taft of Ohio incumbent President lost home state and election to Woodrow Wilson.

1916: Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey incumbent President lost home state to Charles Hughes, but won the election.

1920: James Cox of Ohio lost home state and election to Warren Harding, who was also from Ohio (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1924: John William Davis of West Virginia lost home state and election to Calvin Coolidge.

1928: Alfred Smith of New York lost home state and election to Herbert Hoover.

1932: Herbert Hoover of California incumbent President lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt.

1936: Alfred Landon of Kansas lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt.

1940: Wendell Willkie of New York lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt, who was also from New York (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1944: Thomas Dewey of New York lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt, who was also from New York (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1952: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois lost home state and election to Dwight Eisenhower.

1956: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois lost home state and election to Dwight Eisenhower. (How sad is that-- not only did he lose again to Ike, but he lost his home state twice, too)

1968: Richard Nixon of New York (he moved there after having lost his bid to be CA's governor) lost home state to Hubert Humphrey, but won the election.

1972: George McGovern of South Dakota lost home state and election to Richard Nixon.

2000: Al Gore of Tennessee lost home state and election to George W. Bush.

[NHPolitico]

Bush lost his home state: Connecticut

1804: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina lost home state and election to Thomas Jefferson.

1808: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina lost home state and election to James Madison.

1816: Rufus King of New York lost home state and election to James Monroe.

1840: Martin Van Buren of New York incumbent President lost home state and election to William Henry Harrison.

1844: James Polk of Tennessee lost home state to Henry Clay, but won the election.

1852: Winfield Scott of New Jersey lost home state and election to Franklin Pierce.

1856: John Fremont of California lost home state and election to James Buchanan.

1856: Millard Fillmore of New York former President lost home state to John Fremont, who lost election to James Buchanan.

1860: Stephen Douglas of Illinois lost home state and election to Abraham Lincoln, who was also from Illinois. (either way, a candidate would lose his home state, of course)

1860: John Breckinridge of Kentucky lost home state to John Bell, who lost the election to Abraham Lincoln.

1864: George McClellan of New York lost home state and election to Abraham Lincoln.

1872: Horace Greeley of New York lost home state and election to Ulysses S. Grant.

1880: Winfield Hancock of Pennsylvania lost home state and election to James Garfield.

1888: Grover Cleveland of New York incumbent President lost home state and election to Benjamin Harrison.

1892: Benjamin Harrison of Indiana incumbent President lost home state and election to former President Grover Cleveland.

1900: William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska lost home state and election to William McKinley.

1904: Alton Parker of New York lost home state and election to Theodore Roosevelt, who was also from New York (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1912: Theodore Roosevelt of New York former President lost home state and election to Woodrow Wilson.

1912: William Howard Taft of Ohio incumbent President lost home state and election to Woodrow Wilson.

1916: Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey incumbent President lost home state to Charles Hughes, but won the election.

1920: James Cox of Ohio lost home state and election to Warren Harding, who was also from Ohio (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1924: John William Davis of West Virginia lost home state and election to Calvin Coolidge.

1928: Alfred Smith of New York lost home state and election to Herbert Hoover.

1932: Herbert Hoover of California incumbent President lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt.

1936: Alfred Landon of Kansas lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt.

1940: Wendell Willkie of New York lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt, who was also from New York (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1944: Thomas Dewey of New York lost home state and election to Franklin Roosevelt, who was also from New York (either way, a candidate would lose his home state).

1952: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois lost home state and election to Dwight Eisenhower.

1956: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois lost home state and election to Dwight Eisenhower. (How sad is that-- not only did he lose again to Ike, but he lost his home state twice, too)

1968: Richard Nixon of New York (he moved there after having lost his bid to be CA's governor) lost home state to Hubert Humphrey, but won the election.

1972: George McGovern of South Dakota lost home state and election to Richard Nixon.

2000: Al Gore of Tennessee lost home state and election to George W. Bush.

Are you trying to tell us tha candidates who lose their home states hardle ever wins the election?

You can draw your own conclusions...