Senators rarely win. Kennedy was the last. Barely and still controversial.
Democrats had best go with a Southern Governor if they want any chance of winning.
If they have any southern Governors left?
How many?
Johnson, remember?
I am not one that buys into that theory. First off, many like Nixon and Johnson were Senators and became President. They just became VPs prior to winning. Second off, Senators were successful early in our history. Third off, we have only had very few presidents so drawing too much by looking at current examples is most likely a statistical anamoly than a hard rule.
Senator Jackson,Senator Harrison,Senator Pierce,Senator Garfield,Senator Harrison,Senator Harding,Senator Kennedy,Senator Johnson.
These men were not all Senators immediately before their election to the Presidency but they were all Senators at one time. That's 18.6% of the total.
RAT GOVERNORS SOUTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE
DELEWARE – Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D) -- Technically a southern state.
VIRGINA - Gov. Mark Warner (D) --- North Virgina Dims and RINOs foisted this carpetbagging socialist on the state and proclaimed he was the “true conservative” in the race. Contrary to what you here, Virgina still has a lot of RAT voters at the state level.
WEST VIRGINA – Gov. Joe Manchin III (D) -- Supposedly a “conservative” Dem who proves that West Virigina is a “conservative” state, though he won the primary in a fluke, his precessor was a liberal RAT klutz, and both Senators from West Virgina are arrogant socialists.
LOUISIANA -Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D)-- Have no clue how she beat Bobby Jindal. Probably the “tolerant, inclusive” RATs spread rumors that Jindal was an arab or something
NORTH CAROLINA – Gov. Mike Easley (D) -- Yellow-dog Dims just can’t pry themselves away from the “D” level in state level elections here.
TENNESSEE – Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) -- His predecessor, RINO Don Sundquist (“elect RINOs, they can win!”) screwed up the state so badly that this liberal hack is actually an improvement. That’s not saying much though.
OKLAHOMA – Gov. Brad Henry (D) -- Steve Largent must have run an absolutely HORRIBLE campaign to allow a RAT to slip in through the radar here, when this state USED to be like 90% Republican only a few years ago.
Also, be wary that the RATs have set their sites on “Taking back” Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas (and the latter is already overrun with RATs) before 2008. The Dixiecrat RINOs seem all too eager to help them.