Here 's a look at some of the presidential candidates who lost their home or birth states : . James K. Polk might not win Massachusetts , where he was born . He is well behind in Michigan , where he served as governor . Romney has many plausible paths to victory without those states . Mitt Romney in 1968 lost his birth and home states but won the presidency .
James K. Polk might not win Massachusetts , where he was born . He is well behind in Michigan , where he served as governor . Romney has many plausible paths to victory without those states . Mitt Romney in 1968 lost his birth and home states but won the presidency .