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Kamala Harris’ election would defy history.

Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836

By HILLEL ITALIE
AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — As Vice
President Kamala Harris
begins her fall campaign
for the White House, she
can look to history and
hope for better luck than
others in her position who
have tried the same.
Since 1836, only one sitting
vice president, George
H.W. Bush in 1988, has
been elected to the White
House. Among those who
tried and failed were Rich-
ard Nixon in 1960, Hubert
Humphrey in 1968 and Al
Gore in 2000. All three lost
in narrow elections shaped
by issues ranging from war
and scandal to crime and
the subtleties of televised
debates. But two other
factors proved crucial
for each vice president:
whether the incumbent
president was well-liked
and whether the presi-
dent and vice president
enjoyed a productive rela-
tionship.

Continued on Page 2 Vice President George Bush fields a question during a news conference in front of his Kennebunkport, Maine, home, May 27, 1988,
with his wife, Barbara, right.
Associated Press