Presidential Candidates Who Underwhelmed and Those Who Exceeded Expectations

[jmsstnyng]

Which US presidential candidates underwhelmed and exceeded expectations?

2020
Underwhelmed: Beto O'Rourke, Kamala Harris, Steve Bullock (on Atlas, at least).
Exceeded: Pete Buttigieg

2016
U: Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio
E: Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump

2008
U: Hillary Clinton, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani
E: Barack Obama

Of course, I am just giving some quick examples, but what are some other ones?

What are your thoughts?

[If my soul was made of stone]

underwhelmed, you say?

...Not only are we going to New Hampshire, Tom Harkin, we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York. And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan, and then we're going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House! YAAAAAGH!

[Samof94]

Santorum did better than expected despite having badly lost a Senate race.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

Underwhelmed: Rick Perry 2012. Governor of Texas, impeccable conservative bonafides, charming folksy demeanour, took a big early polling lead...then the debates happened.

[erſatz-york]

Polk :)

[Senator-elect Spark]

E:

2000: Bush
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Paul, Santorum
2016: Trump, Sanders
2020: Biden

U:

2000: Gore
2004: Dean
2008: Clinton, Edwards
2012: Romney, Huckabee,
2016: Clinton
2020: Buttigieg