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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to the Eisenhower/Nixon era of the early '50s, 30% of vice presidents who ran made it to the oval office (the other 70% superseded the president after his death).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...