Following in Cath's footsteps: I present 2008.
The Iowa caucus finishes with a narrow win for Congressman Venue (R-TN), who had been seen largely as the candidate of the South, surprising many with this win. The next week brought America's attention to the Live Free or Die state, New Hampshire, where Senator Goldwater of Washington defeated Governor "C.C." Cathcon of Michigan in an upset. The following week brought more bad news to the Cathcon camp, as Goldwater won in Nevada, and Venue won South Carolina. Plummeting in the polls, Cathcon placed all hopes on winning his home state. Cathcon got his wish. Then came super Tuesday, as the dust cleared it became obvious that the primary battles would drag on since Goldwater swept the west, Venue the South, and Cathcon the Northeast and midwest. The next Saturday Venue's camp took a huge hit by failing to win 50% in Louisiana, thus getting no delegates for the time being. Things would go form bad to worse when Venue failed to win any states in the Potomac Primary. Falling to distant 3rd place in Wisconsin, Venue announced that he would end his campaign. The ensuing battle between Goldwater and Cathcon went to the RNC in Minneapolis where Cathcon would win after an being endorsed by Venue, who would join the ticket's number 2 spot.
