Presidential Runner Up becomes Vice President

Rocket River · Oct 3, 2017

When did the position of vice president of the United States stop going to the runner-up in the presidential election and become a separately elected office?
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Amelia Golini, Brooklyn, New York

That was in 1804, when the 12th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, says David Ward, senior historian at the National Portrait Gallery.

The amendment was proposed after the 1796 election resulted in a president (John Adams) and vice president (Thomas Jefferson) from opposing parties, and the 1800 election led to a tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. They were members of the same party (Democratic-Republican), but it took the House of Representatives 36 contentious ballots to break the tie, electing Jefferson president and Burr vice president. In 1804, Jefferson was re-elected and George Clinton became the first vice president under the 12th Amendment.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smith...sk-smithsonian-180957199/#dKKZjxkrUfe3BA4S.99
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Would be interesting if this was still effect

VP Hillary would make the whole White House situation so . . . .interesting .

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KingCheetah · Oct 3, 2017

Making Hillary VP would have made this season of The USA so much crazier.

Rocket River · Oct 4, 2017

I truly would have been EPIC

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GladiatoRowdy · Oct 4, 2017

Rocket River said: ↑

Would be interesting if this was still effect

VP Hillary would make the whole White House situation so . . . .interesting .

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In 1804, Jefferson was re-elected and George Clinton became the first vice president under the 12th Amendment.

Never knew he was that old. I wonder if he tore the roof off the mother...

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