How come popular incumbent governors usually lose their own state?
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Bidenworth2020
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« on: July 03, 2017, 02:35:18 PM »
discuss, and use examples (this includes primaries)
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2017, 02:41:31 PM »
I can't recall the last time a popular incumbent Governor lost his own state in a Presidential election.
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2017, 02:47:49 PM »
Gilmore 2008 senate bid, got crushed
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2017, 03:22:01 PM »
Adlai Stevenson lost Illinois in both 1952 and 1956. It was largely because he ran a poor campaign, and Eisenhower was seen as a war hero.
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2017, 04:20:37 PM »
Gilmore was neither an incumbent governor nor popular in 2008...
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2017, 04:49:44 PM »
Quote from: Santander on July 03, 2017, 04:20:37 PM
Gilmore was neither an incumbent governor nor popular in 2008...

And he ran against a very popular former Governor.

And besides Weld for Senate, whom else is there?

Maggie Hassan won thanks to Hillary coattails

Jerry Brown actually wasn't popular and was running against MH Stinky Pete AND St. Ronnie during his go-ahead, and he was out of office for some time when he tried his hand against Bill in '92.

Don't know of others.
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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2017, 04:51:07 PM »
Probably just because the opponent was even more popular.
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