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2016 Postmortem

jmowreader

(50,566 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:31 PM Nov 2012

When was the last time a presidential ticket lost both the states it's from?

NBC just called Wisconsin for Obama.

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When was the last time a presidential ticket lost both the states it's from? (Original Post) jmowreader Nov 2012 OP

Willard lost four home states Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #1

1972 MarianJack Nov 2012 #2

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Willard lost four home states

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:32 PM

Nov 2012

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

2. 1972

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:38 PM

Nov 2012

George McGovern and Sergeant Shriver lost their respective home states of South Dakota and Maryland.

That was trivckie dickie's 49 state landslide.

PEACE!

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