No southerner has been nominated by either major party since 2004

[Kingpoleon]

Given the dearth of the Democratic bench in the South, this trend seems likely to continue in 2020, provided the GOP renominates Trump. The last time there were four straight elections without a southern nominee was 1948-60. At that time, the South was still recovering from its post-Civil War marginalized status.

Why has the nation's largest region done such a poor job of producing major party nominees in the past decade?

Are you counting running mates?

[Kingpoleon]

Given the dearth of the Democratic bench in the South, this trend seems likely to continue in 2020, provided the GOP renominates Trump. The last time there were four straight elections without a southern nominee was 1948-60. At that time, the South was still recovering from its post-Civil War marginalized status.

Why has the nation's largest region done such a poor job of producing major party nominees in the past decade?

Are you counting running mates?

If so, Sparkman in 1952 is from Alabama. If not, 1944 was also without a southern nominee.

And Kefauver in 1956 was from Tennessee.