1789: Washington
1792: Washington
1796: Jefferson
1800: Jefferson
1804: Jefferson
1808: Madison
1812: Clinton
1816: Monroe
1820: Monroe
1824: Adams
1828: Adams
1832: Clay
1836: Van Buren
1840: Van Buren
1844: Polk
1848: Van Buren
1852: Hale
1856: Fremont
1860: Lincoln
1864: Lincoln
1868: Grant
1872: Grant
1876: Hayes
1880: Garfield
1884: Blaine
1888: Harrison
1892: Harrison
1896: Bryan
1900: Bryan
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Bryan
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Wilson
1920: Cox
1924: La Follette
1928: Smith
1932: FDR
1936: FDR
1940: FDR
1944: FDR
1948: Truman
1952: Stevenson
1956: Eisenhower
1960: JFK
1964: LBJ
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Carter
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Obama
2016: Clinton
Dem Primaries:
1952: Kefauver
1956: Stevenson
1960: JFK
1964: LBJ
1968: Robert Kennedy
1972: Chisholm
1976: Church
1980: Kennedy
1984: Jackson
1988: Jackson
1992: Tsongas
2000: Gore
2004: Dean
2008: Obama
2016: Sanders
Isn't that somewhat of a contradiction? Especially since Kefauver ran in 1956?
That's fair enough, although I should note that I would have agonized over 1956 since I really like both Eisenhower and Stevenson.