They say “anyone can become president”, but this will be the first presidential election since 1970s, where there is no Bush, Clinton, or Biden on the ballot.

lars@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 months ago

They say “anyone can become president”, but this will be the first presidential election since 1970s, where there is no Bush, Clinton, or Biden on the ballot.

Mike Wooskey@lemmy.thewooskeys.com · edit-2 2 months ago

I don’t think you’re correct.

Richard Nixon (1969–1974)
Gerald Ford (1974–1977)
Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)
Bill Clinton (1993–2001)
George W. Bush (2001–2009)
Barack Obama (2009–2017)
Donald Trump (2017–2021)
Joe Biden (2021–present)

WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@lemmy.today · edit-2 2 months ago

Nixon, Ford, Carter were 70’s, not after the 70’s. Reagan’s VP was a Bush, wasn’t it? Maybe they’re also including the primary ballots to count Clinton in 2008? But I don’t think she ran in 2012…

Fuzzy_Dunlop@lemm.ee · 2 months ago

I think he’s including primaries and VP candidates.

7EP6vuI@feddit.org · edit-2 2 months ago

Nominees:

2024 Kamala Harris Donald Trump
2020 Joe Biden Donald Trump
2016 Donald Trump Hillary Clinton
2012 Barack Obama Mitt Romney
2008 Barack Obama John McCain
2004 George W. Bush John Kerry
2000 George W. Bush Al Gore
1996 Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot
1992 Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Ross Perot
1988 George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis
1984 Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
1980 Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
1976 Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford
1972 Richard Nixon George McGovern