[SeekAndFind]

RE: Rule #1 NO SENATORS!!!!

Now, let’s not make that a hard and fast rule cast in stone.

Abraham Lincoln would not have been President if we insisted on following this rule.

[Jim from C-Town]

Lincoln was never a Senator. He lost to Douglas. He was a one term Congressman and railroad lawyer who was politically active in the nascent Republican Party.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Well enough said would say many

[PapaBear3625]

Now, let’s not make that a hard and fast rule cast in stone. Abraham Lincoln would not have been President if we insisted on following this rule.

And in that case, perhaps the US would have avoided a bloody civil war. The rule stands.

[CA Conservative]

Abraham Lincoln would not have been President if we insisted on following this rule.

Lincoln was never a senator. He was a one-tern congressman. He ran for the senate against Stephen Douglas, but lost.

And in general, Presidents whose only experience prior to the presidency was serving in the Senate have been some of our worst presidents. NONE of the presidents who previously served in the Senate could be grouped into a list of our greatest presidents. (Some would argue that JFK should be considered a great president, but I think he is considered in that way simply by virtue of his assassination - it is hard to point out any great and lasting legacy from his presidency other than Vietnam and the Cold War.)

[Bulwyf]

Shame, he wasn’t a good president.

[ScottinVA]

RE: Rule #1 NO SENATORS!!!!

Not for the top spot on the ticket. In some limited cases, e.g., Ted Cruz for VP, an exception could be made.

[cookiemcbride]

-—Abraham Lincoln would not have been President if we insisted on following this rule.-—

Lincoln was never a US Senator.