[Noob1999]

...........H was the first to win the P since 1837 when Van Buren won, and both of them only made 1 term.................

Thanks for the info - I never knew that!

See, this 71 year old bourbon addled brain can still learn something! Thanks.

[discostu]

Only 4 sitting VPs in history won the P, the 2 before Van Buren were from the pre-ticket days when the VP was the guy who finished second. The ticket era turned VP into a dead end job. It makes sense when you think about it, after 8 years we’re usually pretty sick of even good presidents, and his VP has nothing to run on, they can’t run as disagreeing with their P, then everybody wants to know why they didn’t speak up when it mattered. All they’ve got is “4 more years” which works if they got lucky enough to sit next to a popular guy, but then we don’t actually get 4 more years and bye bye it is. Just a little tidbit that all the “new blood” guys (and their supporters) that think they have a shot at being president someday should keep in mind.

[greyfoxx39]

This is something that possible candidates are probably considering..."Those who make the initial cut must turn over “tax returns, medical histories, financial statements, court records, and anything else labeled ‘private and confidential,’ while also answering the most probing questions about themselves, their spouses, their children and their extended family — questions I would not dream of posing in any other context,” said Culvahouse, who served as White House counsel under President Reagan."

How Mitt Romney Will Choose His Running Mate. [1st phase,secret investigation.]