Here's a fun fact that my father-in-law on Monday thinks hasn't gotten enough attention -- assuming Dick Cheney doesn't run for president, 2008 will be the first election since 1952 in which neither an incumbent or vice president is running on either side.
2004: George W. Bush (incumbent)
2000: Al Gore (VP)
1996: Bill Clinton (incumbent)
1992: George H.W. Bush (incumbent)
1988: George H.W. Bush (VP)
1984: Ronald Reagan (incumbent)
1980: Jimmy Carter (incumbent)
1976: Gerald Ford (incumbent)
1972: Richard Nixon (incumbent)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (VP)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (incumbent)
1960: Richard Nixon (VP)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (incumbent)
Historical challenge: How many other times has this happened in American history?
I count 16 other times:
1928
1920
1896
1884
1880
1876
1868
1860
1856
1852
1848
1844
1824
1816
1808
1789
Posted by: Phil Klinkner | August 26, 2005 at 12:02 PM