Political Probabilities

By Econ70 | 08/22/2014

The Friday File: The last time the Republicans won the White House without the name Nixon or Bush appearing on the ticket was in 1928, 86 years ago, when Herbert Hoover won with Charles Curtis as his Vice President. For this reason I strongly suggest that Florida ex-governor Jeb Bush seriously consider selecting Missouri governor…

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The Name Game

By Econ70 | 09/25/2012

In the 15 presidential elections starting in ’52, the Republicans always lose if the name Bush or Nixon fails to appear on the ticket (’64 (Goldwater/Miller), ’76 (Ford/Dole), ’96 (Dole/Kemp) ’08 (McCain/Palin)). However, the Republicans win nine out of 11 times when either of those names is present, losing only in ’60 (Nixon/Lodge) and ’92…

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