Bush, Nixon

One of the reasons I was leery about supporting Hillary early in the season was that I dislike the idea of dynasties- the idea that some families are inherently cut out to lead. (Her shenanigans later in the spring and into the summer set me firmly against her.) On the democratic side we have Kennedys and Clintons, on the republican side, the Bushs are the stand out. A commonly known bit of election trivia was "When was the last election in which neither a Clinton nor a Bush was on the presidential ticket?" The answer was 1976- Bush Sr. was Reagan's VP running mate in 1980 and '84.

Well here's another that's pretty mind boggling (Hat tip to More Words, Deeper Hole): When was the last time a Republican won the White House with neither a Bush nor a Nixon on the ticket? Think it over- you can either click over to the above link or I'll stick the answer in the comments after I post this.