Steve Schmidt just pointed out:

[Thunderbeast]

Kamala Harris is the first Democrat on a Presidential ticket from west of the Rockies!

[sweetloukillbot]

1. Ummm...

Isn't Hawaii west of the Rockies?

[Sympthsical]

2. Obama's considered a Chicago politician

I think he means the first to hold office west of the Rockies.

[Renew Deal]

3. Pretty crazy

The only one elected from Califorinia... Nixon???

[whistler162]

4. I knew Reagan was once a Democrat

but I didn't know Nixon was once a Democrat.

[RockRaven]

5. Reagan too.

[33taw]

8. Reagan was from Dixon, Illinois

[Leith]

9. And governor of California

nt

[Whiskeytide]

10. Not as a Dem.

[Blue Owl]

6. K&R

[DarthDem]

7. First from West of Texas, Actually

This counts Obama as being from Illinois.

[JHB]

11. Today in "obscure baseball statstics..."

[shanti]

12. Finally! n/t