These are the names of important American political figures. In fact, they’re all vice presidents or runner-ups in a presidential election, both second place in their own ways. The list on the left contains vice presidents, and the list on the right contains runner-ups. Each vice presendent can be paired with a runner-up for the same presidential election. Note that the list on the right is in alphabetical order, so the list on the left’s order is the one that matters. Also note that if a pair meets the criteria for multiple elections, the disambiguator in the flavor text hints at taking the second such election.

  • 2020
  • 1912
  • 1952
  • 1880
  • 1836
  • 1804
  • 1968
  • 1920
  • 2016
  • 1932
  • Harris
  • Marshall
  • Nixon
  • Arthur
  • Johnson
  • Clinton
  • Agnew
  • Coolidge
  • Pence
  • Garner
  • Trump
  • Roosevelt
  • Stevenson
  • Hancock
  • Harrison
  • Pinckney
  • Humphrey
  • Cox
  • Clinton
  • Hoover

We now record the number of electoral votes that each candidate received in the corresponding election, paying attention to the last digit as hinted by the flavor text. We add the offsets listed by the sides of the names, and index into the name of the vice president/runner-up.

Vice President Year # Electoral Votes Offset Letter
Harris 2020 306 -4 A
Marshall 1912 435 -4 M
Nixon 1952 457 -3 O
Arthur 1880 214 +1 U
Johnson 1836 147 +0 N
Clinton 1804 113 +2 T
Agnew 1968 301 +4 W
Coolidge 1920 404 -2 O
Pence 2016 305 -2 N
Garner 1932 472 +0 A
Runner-Up Year # Electoral Votes Offset Letter
Trump 2020 232 -5 M
Roosevelt 1912 88 -6 O
Stevenson 1952 73 +0 T
Hancock 1880 155 +0 O
Harrison 1836 73 -4 R
Pinckney 1804 47 +7 C
Humphrey 1968 191 -3 Y
Cox 1920 127 -6 C
Clinton 2016 227 -1 L
Hoover 1932 59 +2 E

This gives the answer A MOUNT WON A MOTORCYCLE.