Doug Henwood wrote:
> It is. It's also a function of the fact that this is the first
> election with no incumbent pres or VP running since 1952 - and that
> was Garner as a favorite son. The last true one of these was in 1928,
> I think.
Some confusion here. 1952 candidates Eisenhower and Stevenson. Garner contested Roosevelt for nomination in 1932, then was VP for two terms. So back to 1932 EXCEPT for 1952.
Carrol