# What's your record in presidential elections? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414 "2012-11-08T22:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/21 "2012-11-09T03:13:22Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > 1980 Carter (lost) > 1984 Mondale (lost) > 1988 Dukakis (lost) > 1992 Clinton (won) > 1996 Clinton (won) > 2000 Gore (lost\*) > 2004 Kerry (lost) > 2008 Obama (win) > 2012 Obama (win) > > 4 out of 9 Me too. 2 for 4 in campaigns worked in. But I’m on a winning streak in both! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/22 "2012-11-09T03:21:55Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > 1980 Carter (lost) > 1984 Mondale (lost) > 1988 Dukakis (lost) > 1992 Clinton (won) > 1996 Clinton (won) > 2000 Gore (lost\*) > 2004 Kerry (lost) > 2008 Obama (win) > 2012 Obama (win) > > 4 out of 9 Exactly this. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/23 "2012-11-09T03:25:36Z")
1984—Reagan—won 1988—Bush—won 1992—Clinton—won 1996—Dole—lost 2000—Bush—won 2004—Kerry—lost 2008—McCain—lost 2012—Romney—lost Overall 4-4 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/24 "2012-11-09T03:35:12Z")
I have never voted for a loser in the US Presidential elections. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/25 "2012-11-09T06:30:01Z")
My winners are: Clinton '96 Bush '04 Obama '12 (voted Buchanan in '00, missed '08) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/26 "2012-11-09T13:40:03Z")
8 out of 11. Used to be a Republican but, unable to stomach their transition, am now a GDI. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/27 "2012-11-09T13:56:00Z")
1980: John Anderson (independent) (lost to Reagan) 1984: Reagan - won 1988: Bush - won 1992: Bush (lost to Clinton) 1996: Dole (lost to Clinton) 2000: Bush - won 2004: Bush - won 2008: McCain (lost to Obama) 2012: Romney (lost to Obama) I’m 4 out of 9. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/28 "2012-11-09T14:08:37Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > 1980 Carter (lost) > 1984 Mondale (lost) > 1988 Dukakis (lost) > 1992 Clinton (won) > 1996 Clinton (won) > 2000 Gore (lost\*) > 2004 Kerry (lost) > 2008 Obama (win) > 2012 Obama (win) > > 4 out of 9 4 out of 8 for me. Exactly this, except I neglected to vote in '84. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/29 "2012-11-09T14:39:12Z")
I’m batting .500 1984 - Mondale lost 1988 - Dukakis lost 1992 - Clinton won 1996 - Clinton won 2000- Gore lost 2004 - Kerry lost 2008 - Obama won 2012 - Obama won ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/30 "2012-11-09T14:40:56Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > 1980 Carter (lost) > 4 out of 9 > [@Colibri](#): > > 1972 McGovern (lost) > 5 for 11 > [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Dukakis lost > [@KermitTheFrig](#): > > 1976 Carter (won) > 5 out of 10 > [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > 1976 Carter (won) > 5 for 10 I notice that for most intelligent Dopers, this question translates as “How old are you?” I’m about as old as **Colibri** , but was out-of-country and “abstained” on some of these elections. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/31 "2012-11-09T14:44:22Z")
1992 - Clinton won 1996 - Clinton won 2000- Gore lost 2004 - Kerry lost 2008 - Obama won 2012 - Obama won So 4-2 ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/32 "2012-11-09T18:51:49Z")
> [@KermitTheFrig](#): > > I’ve done much better in local elections. Oh man, not me. I lived in Cook County, IL all the time I was a Republican and then moved to Tennessee about the same time I shifted left. So I’ve always been out of sync. Although for a few years I was in a district with a blue-dog Democrate in Congress and we had a Dem governor for a little while. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/33 "2012-11-09T18:55:25Z")
2 for 2. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/34 "2012-11-09T19:04:21Z")
1976 Can’t remember (n/a) 1980 Reagan (won) 1984 Reagan (won) 1988 Bush (won) 1992 Bush (lost) 1996 Clinton (won) 2000 Bush (won) 2004 Kerry (lost) 2008 Obama (won) 2012 Obama (won) 7 for 9 (but voted in 10) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/35 "2012-11-09T19:22:16Z")
**Wargamer** and **paintcharge** are due to pick consecutive losers. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/36 "2012-11-09T19:27:51Z")
1996 - voted Dole. (Loss.) 2000 - voted Gore. (Loss.) 2004 - voted Kerry. (Loss.) 2008 - voted Obama. (Win.) 2012 - voted Obama. (Win.) So 3-2. Wow, until looking at it this way, I didn’t realize that Obama is the only winner I’ve ever voted for. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/37 "2012-11-09T19:44:15Z")
1996 voted Clinton (won) 2000 voted Gore (lost) 2004 voted Kerry (lost) 2008 voted Obama (won) 2012 voted Obama (won) 3-2. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/38 "2012-11-09T20:07:40Z")
Out of 12 elections, I voted for only 4 winners (Clinton and Obama). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/39 "2012-11-09T20:15:49Z")
72 McGovern (lost) 76 Write in for Eugene McCarthy (lost) 80 John Anderson (lost) (I was not a big fan of Jimmy Carter). 84 Mondale (lost) 88 Dukakis (lost) 92 Clinton (won) 96 Clinton (won) 2000 Gore (lost) 2004 Kerry (lost) 2008 Obama (won) 2012 Obama (won) ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414/40 "2012-11-09T20:23:24Z")
Let’s see here… 2000: Ralph Nader (lost) 2004: Kerry, I assume. I don’t have strong memories of this one, but I sure as hell didn’t vote for Bush and I learned my lesson about Nader in 2000. (lost) 2008: Obama (won) 2012: Gary Johnson (lost). Having moved to New York (from Ohio), I now have the luxury of voting for third party candidates when it suits me to do so, since my vote doesn’t matter anyway. Had I been in Ohio still, I would’ve been forced to vote for Obama again. Anyway, that gives me a 25% record. I’d bet against me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-record-in-presidential-elections/640414.md?page=3)