Zero, April 4, 2008 (Maryland) - June 19, 2010 (Colorado)
VP candidate for Hamster Party (aka Hamster for President) (2008)
Running mate with nominee: Zoey (2008-2010)
Popular vote: ? (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
2008 had two firsts for the Hamster Party. They nominated an all-female ticket, and, they were sisters-- Zoey and Zero. There was at least one previous sister ticket in US history, Cathy Gordon Brown/Sabrina R. Allen- Independent (2000).
The sisters, along with other hamsters, relocated from Maryland to a suburb in Denver in June 2008. Shortly after their arrival Zoey was alleged to have addressed a Mensa convention called Rocky Mountain Hi-IQ. I'm not making this up, I swear. T-shirts were also produced in the course of the campaign.
Their age and the fact they were both Colorado residents would have presented a problem as far as the Constitution was concerned if this duo had emerged victorious on Election Day. Oh, right, another small detail-- they were also hamsters.
If they had somehow survived all those hurdles and assumed office, Zero would have become President upon the death of Zoey June 4, 2010. However, President Zero would have had the shortest time in office in US history up to that time, having died only 15 days later. In that event then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would have become President.
Election history: none
Other occupations: hamster
Buried: Private pet cemetery (Aurora, Colo.)
Notes:
Zero the Hamster Party VP of 2008 should not be confused with Zero the cartoon charcter who ran for President in 1996 with Cindy-dot-Marilyn as his running-mate.
