Is it worth wasting all that money campaigning by the anyone besides Mitt, Rudy, McCain, Obama, Hillary, or Edwards. Has a "Dark Horse" candidate ever emerged and won?
2007-02-23 04:27:53 · 4 answers · asked by Sawcutting Shogun 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Since 1952, New Hampshire has hosted the first Democrat and Republican Primary.
No candidate who has finished worse than 2nd, has ever went on to be elected President.
Candidates who won the NH primary who went on to be elected President :
1952 - Eisenhower
1956 - Eisenhower
1960 - John Kennedy
1964 - Lyndon Johnson
1968 - Richard Nixon
1972 - Richard Nixon
1976 - Jimmy Carter
1980 - Ronald Reagan
1984 - Ronald Reagan
1988 - George H. W. Bush
1996 - Bill Clinton
2004 - George W. Bush
Only in 1992 and 2000 did the eventual winner of the Presidential election lose their primary in New Hampshire.
1992 - Paul Tsongas defeated Bill Clinton, 33.2% to 24.8%
2000 - John McCain defeated George W. Bush , 49% to 30%
2007-02-23 04:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, Bill Clinton only had about 8% of the vote at the time he started in the year he beat out Bush sr. A lot can change in two years.
2007-02-23 04:44:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Starting in the top three" is a relative term.
Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton came out of relative obscurity to win the presidency in 1976 and 1992 respectively.
2007-02-23 12:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO
AS PER MY KNOWLEDGE
2007-02-23 04:40:08 · answer #4 · answered by AVANISH JI 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋