Presidential Tickets which included a Texan

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1960(W), 1964(W), 1980(W), 1984(W), 1988(W), 1992(L), 2000(W), 2004(W)…2012(?)

Texas is currently 7-1 (counting 1988 as a victory because the winning ticket headlined a Texan while the losing ticket had a Texan in the VP slot)

lesson:  Don't Mess with Texas

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and native born Texans (like me) are 2-0 (LBJ '60 and '64)

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6-2, actually (2000).

ah, yeah, forgot about the Gore Administration

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88's a W and an L.

Texas is currently 7-1 (counting 1988 as a victory because the winning ticket headlined a Texan while the losing ticket had a Texan in the VP slot)

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Texans who lost competitive GOP primaries: Ron Paul ('08)

oddly, I didnt realize until last week that Ron Paul represented parts of Houston/Galveston...always figured him to represent a part of East Texas or some vacant prairie in the panhandle.

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Gotcha. 

Then, sounds right... Don't Mess With Texas unless you're Arkansas

well, they were part of the SWC

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Does Perot '96 count?

that quiter?  no!

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Gotcha. 

Then, sounds right... Don't Mess With Texas unless you're Arkansas

well, they were part of the SWC

besides, Arkansas is really nothing more than an extention of East Texas - same genetic pool

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who was from tx in 32 36?

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I don't pay attention to paul

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who is garner...don't want to google from my old phone

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lol...well yeah I kinda figured he had to be fdr's first vp...but didn't know his story

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Dwight Eisenhower was born in Texas
George W Bush was born in Connecticut

I understand leaving George W Bush on because he was Governor, but why isn't Eisenhower listed for both his wins?

i was referring to declared home states...Ike was from NY

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Does Perot '96 count?

that quiter?  no!

he quit in 1992 not 1996

he was irrelevant in 96

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1960(W), 1964(W), 1980(W), 1984(W), 1988(W), 1992(L), 2000(W), 2004(W)…2012(?)

Texas is currently 7-1 (counting 1988 as a victory because the winning ticket headlined a Texan while the losing ticket had a Texan in the VP slot)

lesson:  Don't Mess with Texas

Someone may have brought this up before, but I believe Eisenhower and Johnson were the only presidents born in Texas.  Both Bushes were from New England. 

thank you, twelfth man on the deal team

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Anyway, just call me 12th man. 

you're an Aggie?!

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Anyway, just call me 12th man. 

you're an Aggie?!

haha.  No.  I guess I misinterpreted your joke.  Now I get it. 

my fault, i switched in mid-stream on you.

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Funny thing, I asked you the same thing about 6 years ago.  As I recall you're a cougar. 

City College Boy, that's me....elbowed my way in, now all these Ivy league schmucks are sucking my kneecaps.

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Texas is a good school though.  I would have liked to have gone either to Texas or USC.

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Seems the problem isn't messing with Texas, but Texas messing with the rest of us!

...besides, Texas exists for the mere purpose of causing trouble and provoking envy.

So...

Blame it on Texas
Dont blame it on me

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Incidently, Bush the Elder claimed to be from everywhere.  When he was in Texas, he played up the fact that he was from Texas.  When he was in New England, he played up that angle.  At one point there were about eight states he claimed, or that claimed him.

1. Texas
2. Massachusetts
3. Connecticut
4. Maine

The others?

he had a whole list, it was a running joke he used on the campaign trial: "[Since the Misses took a dump while passing through this state back in 1843, Barbara and I call this state home, too...]"