[EL] DAILYQUIZ PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS DAILY QUIZ September 20, 2012

Thu Sep 20 08:47:01 PDT 2012

My “most interesting question so far”!   We try to reach all levels of interest and expertise, keeping us on our toes, interested, and, sometimes, amused.  Not always easy.

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From: Richard Winger [mailto:richardwinger at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:42 AM
To: Goldfeder, Jerry H.; 'law-election at UCI.edu'
Subject: DAILYQUIZ PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS DAILY QUIZ September 20, 2012

Jerry's question of yesterday, September 19, about the Democratic convention of 1840 not nominating any v-p candidate, is his most interesting question so far, in my opinion.  He is correct that the Democratic national convention, meeting in Baltimore on May 5, 1840, didn't nominate anyone for vice-president, and that is a unique event in the history of major party presidential conventions.

I would like to know more about why that happened.  I see that a majority of Democratic presidential electors nevertheless voted for the incumbent Democratic vice-president, Richard Johnson of Kentucky.  Johnson got 48 electoral votes.  The other Democratic electors voted as follows:  one for James G. Polk of Tennessee, and 11 votes for Littleton Tazewell of Virginia.  I hope someone on this list can tell us more.

Richard Winger
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--- On Thu, 9/20/12, Goldfeder, Jerry H. <jgoldfeder at stroock.com> wrote:

From: Goldfeder, Jerry H. <jgoldfeder at stroock.com>
Subject: [EL] #270DAILYQUIZ PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS DAILY QUIZ September 20, 2012
To: "Goldfeder, Jerry H." <jgoldfeder at stroock.com>, "'law-election at UCI.edu'" <law-election at uci.edu>
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 6:50 AM

#270DailyQuiz:   Apropos to the President’s appearance on Letterman, who was the first presidential candidate to appear on the Tonight Show?   [9/20/12]

Answer to previous question:  Who was the only major party nominee for President to run without a VP running mate?[9/19/12]   Martin Van Buren.  1840

Every morning (Monday-Friday) we will pose a question about presidential politics. I post them on twitter and Facebook, and now by email.  The only rule is that you cannot look it up!  Either you know it, or you will learn the answer the following day.  The prize is intrinsic satisfaction!  Enjoy!

Previous #270DailyQuiz questions can be found on the attachment.

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