How many presidential candidates lost the race only to run again and win?
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Richard Nixon is the best known.  \n\nAlso a bunch of people from previous generations: Grover Cleveland, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison.\n\nBut let's not forget Ronald Reagan, who ran in the Republican primary in 1976 and lost to Ford, and had been in a primary at least once before (1968?).  Also George H.W. Bush (the first Bush), who lost the 1980 primary to Reagan, took the VP nod, then came back to be president later.
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Only if the Democrats lose again.
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It's called an election, not a "second chance".  The voters decided.  He received more votes than any other before him.\n\nKerry?  You're kidding! Show me in his 20+ years as a senator what he has accomplished. He, just like Clinton governs by opinion polls, Bush sticks to his convictions regarding what needs to be done regardless of popular opinion.  That is what makes a leader.\n\nRemember, Clinton had a chance to get Bin Laden but was too busy GOLFING (read "Dereliction Of Duty").  The result, 09/11/01.  Now Bush has to clean up the mess.
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For a Democrat to win the presidency, they must win a least one ( and possibly) two states that were red in 2004. I think she has way too many negatives and is too liberal to win just about any red state.\n\nVery rarely do you have a candidate who has that many people who feel strongly negative about them before they even run for national office.
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According to the Political Graveyard, the challengers were:\nEdmund G. Brown, Jr., of California;\nTom Harkin, of Iowa;\nBob Kerrey, of Nebraska;\nLyndon LaRouche, of New York;\nPaul Simon, of Illinois;\nPaul E. Tsongas, of Massachusetts;\nL. Douglas Wilder, of Virginia\n\nKeep in mind that list is very incomplete.  Every presidential election many people file papers with the FEC claiming to be candidates for President, and they do nothing beyond that.  The list above will be those that actually got out there and got themselves noticed.
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The losing candidate was James Cox. Cox owned newpaper and radio stations.
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2 years.\nThere is no limit to how many times they can be re-elected.
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I don't think so. It always seems that there are favorites years before the presidential election, but I believe there are negative effects from this. The sooner someone is running, the more chance there is for the opposing party to dig up dirt on them. I think it's more likely that a couple fresh faces with "new" ideas will come out and get more attention as the primaries get closer. I personally hope that this will be the case. Nothing against either Clinton or McCain, but I would like to see and hear what other candidates have to say before assuming that I will have to chose between those two.
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well remember fdr ran for 4 terms after that a const. admt was passes limiting his term for 10 years max (2 elected term ans 2 year if he was the vp and the previous president died or left office)
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Not unless Rice runs. If Clinton runs I think it would only be for President. Maybe Simone we haven't seen step forward yet. I think it could very easily happen. Don't know if they would win though. Gonna be an interesting race.
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The Presidency is reserved for rich white males who are members of the power elite and who have sold their soul to the devil or in many cases, big oil or big business, not that there's much of a difference.  Yes, it was originally designed so that anyone could run and every election there are countless numbers of candidates running for President.  Unfortunately, its only the Repubs, Dems, and maybe one or two others who get recognized as serious contenders.  Its become a game for the rich - not the common, ordinary person.  If you plan on running, you need to make sure you're rich - that will be the first step.  Then, take it from there.
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Every politician, everywhere, ever, has one thing one their mind from the day the win their first election, and that is how to get re-elected.\n\nPolitics isn't the real world, you should have figured that out by now.
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I am a Republican.  Too bad President Bush can't run again.  I would vote for him a third time.  Maybe we will get lucky and Jeb will run for President.
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depends on the state or local laws.  for presidential elections, it still epends on the state laws.  sometimes people are on the ballot in one state but not the other.
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There has never been an exact tie in the Electoral College. To win, you must get a majority of all votes (curently 270 of the 538 Electors). The last time a candidate failed to do so was in 1824 with John Quincy Adams, who, because of the fragmented politics of the time, got only 84 of the 261 electoral votes. The election was then refered to the House of Representatives. Each state was allowed one vote, and Adams was elected over Andrew Jackson. The only time it has ever been even close to a tie was in 1876 when Rutherford Hayes beat Samuel Tilden 185 to 184.\n\nIn response to the two above answers, there is an even number of electors, 538, and the Senate chooses the Vice President in the event of a tie, not the president
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Hillary wouldn't win.  She keeps switching around her support base, so it's dubious that she would get nominated forget win the election. Al Gore has a shot and so does John Kerry, but if they want to run, they should probably definitely say yes or no, and if yes, start campaigning.  I know Al Gore has his environmental documentary which might be a good self-marketing tool.  Kerry, not sure what he's been up to, to be honest.  Barack Obama would have a shot if it was 2012/2016, though I doubt he'd make a candidate in 2008.  His best shot would be in '12 or '16.
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Many republican finks have been evacuating that sinking ship for some time now.  Many of them lost elections because they knew they couldn't support Bush and win and ended up having no platform on which to campaign.  That Foley thing was like the Titanic breaking in two, leaving half temporarily above water and the other half to drown helplessly.