When Vice Presidents Run for President, Here's How They Do

When vice presidents run for president, they don't tend to win. But they do better now than they used to... Prior to the Eisenhower/Nixon era of the early '50s, 30% of vice presidents who ran made it to the oval office (the other 70% superseded the president after his death). Here's what happens nowadays when VPs run for president, plus a look at Joe Biden's and Al Gore's chances in the 2016 presidential race... Tags: al gore for president , do vice presidents win presidential races , is al gore running for president , joe biden for president , vice presidents for president , vps for president , what happens when vice presidents run for president , When vice presidents run for president , when vps run for president To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2015 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post When Vice Presidents Run for President, Here's How They Do appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .