Least interesting U.S. Presidential elections

[phk]

2004 winner was unclear until pretty late Election night.

On Election Day 2004, I voted for Kerry, came home to watch the first returns. Concluded that Bush basically won after Indiana and Kentucky came in fast.

[Mechaman]

in fact of the 900 counties Adlai Stevenson won in 1956... only 209 of those counties voted for Obama! Its surprising that a county that would vote for a democrat who lost that badly, would then vote for a republican who lost by 7 points. Its almost like the Stevenson McCain counties are Anti-Bellwether.

Speaking of realignment, go back a bit further: of the 18 states that Lincoln won in 1860, exactly zero voted for McCain 148 years later - the first time this has ever happened for a Republican nominee (even those who lost in landslides).

Goldwater 1964?

[Nichlemn]

in fact of the 900 counties Adlai Stevenson won in 1956... only 209 of those counties voted for Obama! Its surprising that a county that would vote for a democrat who lost that badly, would then vote for a republican who lost by 7 points. Its almost like the Stevenson McCain counties are Anti-Bellwether.

Speaking of realignment, go back a bit further: of the 18 states that Lincoln won in 1860, exactly zero voted for McCain 148 years later - the first time this has ever happened for a Republican nominee (even those who lost in landslides).

Goldwater 1964?

Oh yeah. I was thinking of Taft and Landon when thinking of the biggest Republican losses.

Still, I think it's pretty interesting that McCain didn't win a single Lincoln state despite not losing in a landslide.

[Its Evolution Baby]

1944, 1956, 1968, 1988, 2004.

[Nichlemn]

1944, 1956, 1968, 1988, 2004.

1968? Johnson dropping out, Kennedy entering and then getting assassinated, turmoil at the Democratic National Convention, George Wallace, return of Nixon?

[Mechaman]

1944, 1956, 1968, 1988, 2004.

1968? Johnson dropping out, Kennedy entering and then getting assassinated, turmoil at the Democratic National Convention, George Wallace, return of Nixon?

Yeah I don't get how that would be uninteresting.  Hell I think it's almost as interesting as 1960.
I don't get 2004 either.  I mean that was during the middle of post 9/11 hysteria and Kerry actually did (in my opinion) extremely good considering that Bush had the tools of fear at his disposal.

[Phony Moderate]

Surely 1968 was the most interesting Presidential Election, at least since WWII? I mean it had....:

George Romney making the "brainwashing" gaffe, which ended his status as a major contender

A former Vice President returning to the political arena

The incumbent President being challenged by a radical anti-war Senator

The incumbent President dropping out of the race

A former (assassinated) President's brother running

A former (assassinated) President's brother being assassinated himself

The most violent Convention in American history (arguably)

A segregationist Governor running as a third-party candidate, and winning several states

A Hollywood actor turned Governor running

A very tense election night