<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (the_pestilence @ Jan 4 2008, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You fail to mention that Edwards outdoes both his democratic opponents in head to heads against Huckabee, McCain, Romney, and Thompson, and outdoes Hillary against Giuliani. The only head to head Edwards isn't the very best in is against Rudy.</div> My bad, I thought you wrote that Edwards dominates all GOP opponents. Considering the money and time he spent in Iowa, his distant 2nd place finish is seen as pretty dismal. He'll be in the race for another month and that's about it. I would think the democrat nominee, whoever it is, would be the favorite to win the election, tho raising taxes would be their first agenda item and in a likely time of recession to boot. A bit of trivia: 1) Name 4 democrat presidents who were elected to two terms in office since 1900. 2) Name 2 who were elected twice with < 50% of the popular vote both times.
More trivia: 1) Name 3 senators who were elected President while still in office as senator, and the year of their election. 2) Name the last sitting VP who didn't run for president. 3) Name the last 2 sitting VPs who were elected president. 4) Based upon historical precedent, the two parties' most likely persons to be elected president are Al Gore and Dan Quayle. Why?
1. I assume LBJ and Truman do not count, as they both inherited their first term, so Clinton, FDR, and Wilson. 2. Well, FDR obviously got more than 50% the popular vote, so Clinton and Wilson. 3 (1). No idea. This probably goes back 100+ years. 4 (2). Whoever Truman's VP was since Stevenson ran that year. 5 (3). Aitch Dubya and Al Gore (oh, wait...) and Teddy Roosevelt. 6 (4). It worked for Nixon, didn't it?
1. There weren't 4 Democrats who won two terms But you did get the three who did. 2. Clinton and Wilson is correct. Neither got 50% of the popular vote in either their election or re-elections. 3. Last two senators were JFK and Harding. I don't know if there was a 3rd. 4. Alben W. Barkley was Truman's VP from 1949-1952 and he did run in 1952 when Truman quit the campaign. From 1945-1949, Truman served as president without a VP. 5. GHW's victory was a rare thing. I think Roosevelt assumed office when McKinley was assassinated tho... Would you believe John Adams? 6. Righto.
