The Weird Turn Pro (style stolen from
@theev)
1969-1977:
Fmr. VP Richard Nixon/Rep. Bill Cramer (REP) 1
def. Sen. Robert Kennedy/Sen. George McGovern (DEM)
def. Gov. Ben Barnes/scattered [replacing Fmr. VP Hubert Humphrey/Gov. Ben Barnes] (DEM) 1a
1977-1979:
Sen. John Tower/Gov. Robert Ray (REP) 2
def.
Sen. Adlai Stevenson III/Sen. Frank Church (DEM)
1979-1981: VP Robert Ray/Sen. Howard Baker (REP) 3
1981-1985:
Gov. Hunter S. Thompson/Sen. Fred Harris (DEM) 4
def. Pres. Robert Ray/VP Howard Baker (REP), Fmr. SecTreas John Connally/Rep. John Anderson (IND)
1985-1989:
Fmr. SecState George H.W. Bush/Rep. Phil Crane (REP) 5
def. Pres. Hunter S. Thompson/VP Fred Harris (DEM)
1989-1993:
Fmr. Pres. Hunter S. Thompson/Rep. John Lewis (DEM) 6
def. Pres. George H.W. Bush/VP Phil Crane (REP)
1993-2001:
Sen. Alan Simpson/Rep. Kay Bailey Hutchison (REP) 7
def. Sen. Joe Biden/SecLabor John Sweeney (DEM)
def. Gov. Mickey Leland/Sen. Dale Bumpers (DEM)
2001-2005:
Steve Jobs/Gov. Gary Locke (DEM) 8
def. Sen. Mitch McConnell/Rep. John Kasich (REP)
2005-2009:
Gov. Mitt Romney/Gov. Richard Vinroot (REP) 9
def. VP Gary Locke/Sen. Tom Daschle (DEM)
2009-2013:
Gov. Michael Moore/Sen. Mary Landrieu (DEM) 10
def. Pres. Mitt Romney/VP Richard Vinroot (REP)
2013-????:
Sen. Heidi Cruz/Gov. Kelly Ayotte (REP) 11
def. Pres. Michael Moore/Rep. Bernard Sanders (DEM), VP Mary Landrieu/Gov. Charlie Crist (IDM)
def. Fmr. CoS Sean Penn/Gov. John Chiang (DEM)
1: "I did not authorize, and had no knowledge of, the burglary at the Watergate hotel... I will turn over any relevant documentation to the proper authorities."
1a: "The untimely death of Vice President Humphrey is a tragedy, and the world is poorer for it. We must now work to carry his legacy forward."
2: "In order to maintain the dignity of the office of the Presidency, I hereby resign that office... I ask for your forgiveness and for God's."
3: "Our party is stronger than one man. The same is true of our opponents."
4: "We must not be more afraid of being impolite than inhuman."
5: "There are no panaceas in government, and anyone who tells you different is lying or crazy."
6: "I'm back, you swine!... I'm like a cockroach, or the clap."
7: "What America needs, now more than ever, is normalcy."
8: "We cannot afford to maintain the status quo. The status is not quo."
9: "Too many Americans are willfully dependent on the federal government. They may hate me for it, but I will do all in my power to reduce their numbers."
10: "I don't know if I think I ought to be President, but just look at the competition."
11: "The Democrats keep electing critics and firebrands, but not in half a century have they elected a statesman."