I was told after the 2000 presidential election that Al Gore couldn't even carry his own state; thus-it was implied-not deserving to win the presidency that year. I have since learned that Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon-both of whom won elections-also lost their home states. Nixon's was California but I am not sure what they consider Wilson's "home" state even thou he was governor of New Jersey prior to being elected. It also seems that Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney will also face this issue if either of them becomes the GOP nominee in 2012. Santorum and Romney are from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, states that usually vote democratic.
(Source: New Orleans Times Picayune from March 4, 2012)
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