To: cardinal4
We always get in the habit of pulling for people we know at a national level, but more often than not a president is elected from with governorship experience.
It's too early to seriously speculate.
Of the last nine men elected to the presidency, four had not previously been governors (GHW Bush, Nixon, Kennedy and Eisenhower). Bush & Nixon had been VPs, Kennedy a Senator and Eisenhower a very famous Army General.
Less than half of the nine had been in the US Congress. Only one was elected to the presidency directly from the congress.
More often than not, the winner of the presidency is a person who was not nationally known before the primaries.
17 posted on
06/07/2005 5:39:43 AM PDT by
Preachin'
(Keep the Kerry/Edwards tags on your cars so we can identify the root of your disease.)
To: Preachin'
More often than not, the winner of the presidency is a person who was not nationally known before the primaries.
Bush 43(known) Clinton (unknown) Bush 41 (known) Reagan (known) Carter (unknown) Nixon (known) Johnson (known) Kennedy (semi-unknown) Eisenhower (known)
I don't agree (especially for Republicans). In any event, the sample is small enough and the rules have changed enough that this may no longer be the case.
35 posted on
06/07/2005 5:56:43 AM PDT by
sittnick
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: Preachin'
We always get in the habit of pulling for people we know at a national level, but more often than not a president is elected from with governorship experience.If it's a choice between two senators, a senator will win.
93 posted on
06/07/2005 7:14:21 AM PDT by
GraniteStateConservative
(...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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