Coverage dated August 27, 2024

If elected, Harris would be only the second sitting VP elected president since 1836

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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 who have tried the same.

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  1. WMUR

    If elected, Harris would be only the second sitting VP elected president since 1836 (opens WMUR)

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    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 who have tried the same.

  2. Triblive

    Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836 (opens Triblive)

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    NEW YORK — 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

  3. The Boston Globe

    Kamala Harris’s election would defy history. Just one sitting VP has been elected president since 1836. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    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 who have tried the same.

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