Tuesday will be the end of a Presidential campaign that has been historic in a number of ways. One of the rare features was the lack of an heir apparent from either party. It’s been a good 60-70 years since a campaign with no President or Vice-President in the mix. Tuesday, we’ll go from two down to one, but consider how many there were when we got started:
1. John McCain
2. Mike Huckabee
3. Mitt Romney
4. Ron Paul
5. Rudy Giuliani
6. Fred Thompson
7. Duncan Hunter
8. Barack Obama
9. Hillary Clinton
10. John Edwards
11. Joe Biden
12. Chris Dodd
13. Mike Gravel
14. Dennis Kucinich
15. Bill Richardson
Thanks for the reminder!
I hope you don’t mind me pointing out the two-party bias in your post – for the sake of completeness in your list, of course. :) With three candidates on the ballot and 10 more qualified as write-ins in Indiana, there was a lack of an heir apparent for either Democrats or Republicans, and on Tuesday we’ll go from 3+10 down to 1.
Chris
This is very funny. Make sure to move your mouse over everything and turn on the volume. Save the light switch for last :)