1122: Electoral Precedent

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{{comic
| number = 1122
| date = October 17, 2012
| title = Electoral Precedent
| image = electoral_precedent.png
| titletext = No white guy who's been mentioned on twitter has gone on to win.
}}

McCain.Why?1) More relevant exrcpienee2) Better plan for the economy -lower taxes is proven to stimulate a recession3) We love Sarah Palin as V. P.4) NRA gun control5) Better forward thinking energy policy drilling in gulf, nuclear plants and no taxes fines on automakers who are already struggling,6) no redistribution of wealth and policies that violate American way of life/thinking.7) scared of Obama and his socialistic/marxist thinking. Do not like Pelosi and Democrats tax and spend philosophy.9) want to keep businesses strong and free form excessive costly regulation10) want to stimulate jobs11) do not want to encourage handouts12) do not want democratic house, senate and white house. all three would be out of control13) some would vote for better family values14) We want less government15) We want less government intrusion and control16) We want freedom17) We think Obama's pro union stance and new regs will cost jobs.18) We think Obama's pro minimum wage stance and new regs will cost jobs.19) We think Obama's ending the secret ballot stance will cost jobs if you do not vote the way OBAMA thinks you should and the ballot is no longer secret you will lose your job.20) We think Mccain has more exrcpienee for foreign policy21) We think McCain has better idieas for intelligent environmentalism.22) McCain is going to have a spending freeze and will seek to have a more efficient Government.23) Palin said they were going to balance the budget by the end of their first term24) Obama has voted for tax hikes 94 times..so we don't believe he will change now.25) McCain can work across the aisle better with both parties.26) because of Joe the Plumber exposing the wealth redistribution plan of Obama which takes money and costs jobs.etc.

==Trivia/Errors==
There was an error in the original 1800 panel of the comic, as Jefferson (not Adams) was the first challenger to beat an incumbent, when Jefferson beat then-president Adams in 1800. This was later corrected.

Also, one of the statements of a streak for the current (2012) elections can be considered wrong: in 1952, the Republican candidate/running mate Eisenhower/Nixon defeated the Democratic alliterative ticket Stevenson/Sparkman (in what can only be described as a landslide). Whether this is an error on Randall's part, or an implicit reflection of his political orientation either way (in the sense that the streak favoring Obama will be broken, or that the streak favoring Romney is already broken before the elections and therefore gives him no chance whatsoever), is unclear.

Update: it appears the latter was indeed most likely an error on Randall's part, since the comic has been changed and now reads "Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers" as the streak which would have the Republican ticket as the winners. It should still be checked if this is indeed the case.

==Transcript==
:The problem with statements like
:"No <party> candidate has won the election without <state>"
:Or
:"No president has been reelected under <circumstances>"

:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1788-1789|1788}}... No one has been elected president before. ...But Washington was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1792|1792}}... No incumbent has ever been reelected. ...Until Washington.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1796|1796}}... No one without false teeth has become president. ...But Adams did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1800|1800}}... No challenger has beaten an incumbent. ...But Jefferson did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1804|1804}}... No incumbent has beaten a challenger. ...Until Jefferson.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1808|1808}}... No congressman has ever become president. ...Until Madison.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1812|1812}}... No one can win without New York. ...But Madison did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1816|1816}}... No candidate who doesn't wear a wig can get elected. ...Until Monroe was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1820|1820}}... No one who wears pants instead of breeches can be reelected. ...But Monroe was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1824|1824}}... No one has ever won without a popular majority. ...J.Q. Adams did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1828|1828}}... Only people from Massachusetts and Virginia can win. ...Until Jackson did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1832|1832}}... The only presidents who get reelected are Virginians. ...Until Jackson.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1836|1836}}... New Yorkers always lose. ...Until Van Buren.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1840|1840}}... No one over 65 has won the presidency. ...Until Harrison did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1844|1844}}... No one who's lost his home state has won. ...But Polk did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1848|1848}}... The Democrats don't lose when they win Pennsylvania. ...But they did in 1848.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1852|1852}}... New England Democrats can't win. ...Until Pierce did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1856|1856}}... No one can become president without getting married. ...Until Buchanan did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1860|1860}}... No one over 6'3" can get elected. ...Until Lincoln.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1864|1864}}... No one with a beard has been reelected. ...But Lincoln was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1868|1868}}... No one can be president if their parent are alive. ...Until Grant.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1872|1872}}... No one with a beard has been reelected in peacetime. ...Until Grant was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1876|1876}}... No one can win a majority of the popular vote and still lose. ...Tilden did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1880|1880}}... As goes California, so goes the nation. ...Until it went Hancock.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1884|1884}}... Candidates named "James" can't lose. ...Until James Blaine.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1888|1888}}... No sitting president has been beaten since the Civil War. ...Cleveland was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1892|1892}}... No former president has been elected. ...Until Cleveland.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1896|1896}}... Tall midwesterners are unbeatable. ...Bryan wasn't.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1900|1900}}... No Republican shorter than 5'8" has been reelected. ...Until McKinley was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1904|1904}}... No one under 45 has become president. ...Roosevelt did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1908|1908}}... No Republican who hasn't served in the military has won. ...Until Taft.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1912|1912}}... After Lincoln beat the Democrats while sporting a beard with no mustache, the only Democrats who can win have a mustache with no beard. ...Wilson had neither.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1916|1916}}... No Democrat has won without Indiana. ...Wilson did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1920|1920}}... No incumbent senator has won. ...Until Harding.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1924|1924}}... No one with two Cs in their name has become president. ...Until Calvin Coolidge.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1928|1928}}... No one who got ten million votes has lost. ...Until Al Smith.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1932|1932}}... No Democrat has won since women secured the right to vote. ...Until FDR did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1936|1936}}... No President's been reelected with double-digit unemployment. ...Until FDR was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1940|1940}}... No one has won a third term. ...Until FDR did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1944|1944}}... No Democrat has won during wartime. ...Until FDR did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1948|1948}}... Democrats can't win without Alabama. ...Truman did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1952|1952}}... No Republican has won without winning the House or Senate. ...Eisenhower did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1956|1956}}... No Republican has won without Missouri. ...Until Eisenhower.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1960|1960}}... Republicans without facial hair are unbeatable. ...Kennedy beat Nixon.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1964|1964}}... No Democrat has won without Georgia. ...Johnson did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1968|1968}}... No Republican vice president has risen to the Presidency through an election. ...Until Nixon.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1972|1972}}... No wartime candidate has won without Massachusetts. ...Until Nixon did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1976|1976}}... No one who lost New Mexico has won. ...But Carter did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1980|1980}}... No one has been elected President after a divorce. ...Until Reagan was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1984|1984}}... No left-handed president has been reelected. ...Until Reagan was.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1988|1988}}... No Democrat who has won Wisconsin (without being from there) has lost. ...Until Dukakis did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1992|1992}}... No Democrat has won without a majority of the Catholic vote. ...Until Clinton did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_1996|1996}}... No Dem. incumbent without combat experience has beaten someone whose first name is worth more in Scrabble. ...Until Bill beat Bob.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2000|2000}}... No Republican has won without Vermont. ...Until Bush did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2004|2004}}... No Republican without combat experience has beaten someone two inches taller. ...Until Bush did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2008|2008}}... No Democrat can win without Missouri. ...Until Obama did.
:{{w|United_States_presidential_election,_2012|2012}}... Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers. No nominee whose first name contains a "K" has lost. Which streak will break?

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