1928: Last GOP win with no Bush, Nixon

This may be the least intelligent comment made so far in this campaign.

The Swamp reaches a new "stuck on stupid" low.

But as long as ex-Democrat candidates and speechwriters like Chris Mathews are making irrelevant historical observations, I'll add a few more:

Do you know that since 1789 no Democrat from Illinois has been elected president?

Did you know that no Democrat ticket with a guy from Delaware on it has ever won?

Did you know that no Democrat has ever won the presidency in a year when the Cubs were swept in the first round of the playoffs?

if it wasnt for the fact that richard nixon was vp and then president before becoming president and then george bush was vp and then president and then his son was president i would tend to agree with mr disgusted.

The Republican Party is way too enamored of... itself. Thats what this little factoid tells me.

hey disgusted. The comment was not meant to be political... it was meant to be interesting. I mean I am sure your used to news presented only one way *cough* Fox Noise *cough*, but information is the point of the news. Not a political agenda. You sir jump to conclusions... quit using your "gut" for everything... sometimes INFO is important to know.

Why is it unintllelignet? Just because you claim you knew of this before. Ibet you could poll 100 people how are no into politics and probably 2 "might" know. To say this statement is obvious is it?.. not unless you are a political student or that old to remember this. Being in my early 30's I didn't realize how much the Nixon's and Bush or Republican party has been overbearing as far as the US government is concerned. But it explains a lot. Especially in our present situation. I found the factoid interesting.

Hey, disgusted,

When was the last time a Democrat from Hyde Park ran for President?

And how many times was he elected?

Answers:

FDR. Elected President 4 times.

So: watch out for the Hyde Park Democrat on the ballot this time.

"dee," I would suggest that before you post on people's intelligence, you learn how to spell "unintelligent?" A hint: "unintllelignet" isn't even close.

And "ornery", you are aware, aren't you, that Roosevelt's "Hyde Park" was in New York, not Illinois? While you're at it, look up the first time a "Hyde Park" (NY) Democrat was on the national ticket. The year was 1920, and the Hyde Park Democrat was defeated in a landslide.

No offense, Mr disgusted.... but if anyone is stuck on stupid, or at least ignorant, it is you. You probably have little to no knowledge of many unbroken family lines which run all the way through the 20th century, and, which tie together the worse events and institutions of the 20th century. The Bush family are only one of the best known of those repugnant families. I suspect it was brought up to illustrate the historical institutional corruption of our political system, and the republican party specifically. To liken an example of this to trivial "facts" shows a complete lack of knowledge of the true history of this country, and the families that shaped it, unfortunately nearly always to the country's detriment.

Let me guess... you must be a conservative...?

Not another Bush--ever--in national politics. The nation always seems a bit pillaged after their administrations.

Ford/Rockefeller
Hoover/Curtis?

@docbarb:

Ford was never elected -- he stepped up to serve after Nixon resigned.

So it's true, 1928 was the last time a Republican was elected without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket. That Republican was Hoover, and his VP was Curtis. While you are listing Republicans who weren't Nixon or a Bush, none of them were elected after 1928.

Hope that makes sense! :-)