Mitt Romney’s current standing in the polls in Massachusetts gives him the dubious honor of being more unpopular in his home state than any presidential candidate in modern history.
A look back at 50 years of elections in the US shows that if he wins on November 6 Romney would become the first president of modern times to be elected despite losing the popular vote in his home state.
Romney, who was governor of Massachusetts just six years ago, now trails Obama by over 17 points in recent polls there.
Voting trends going back to 1960, when John F Kennedy – who like Romney had a background in Massachusetts politics – show that the winner of the presidential election has always won the state where they served in political office.
