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Question: Who would win amongst these?
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George H. W. Bush		  
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Jimmy Carter		  
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Lyndon Johnson		  
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John F. Kennedy		  
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Harry Truman		  
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DanimalBr
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« on: January 18, 2005, 09:47:03 PM »
Of the most recent presidents who only won one term in the white house, who would win if they all faced off in a primary?

Note:  I do say of those who were elected to 1 term.   LBJ and Truman served more than 1 term but were actually only elected once themseves. 
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2005, 09:56:07 PM »
George H.W. Bush.

One conservative against four Democrats.
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DanimalBr
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2005, 09:57:53 PM »
Quote from: Lunar on January 18, 2005, 09:56:07 PM
George H.W. Bush.

One conservative against four Democrats.

Hey.  I went with what history gave us.   I did one of these for the 2 termers, the 1 termers, and the no termers.   I can't help it if they have more democrats than Republicans.   I figgure anything before FDR, nobody would probably no much about. 
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2005, 10:09:51 PM »
If some sort of proportional voting or run off was put in JFK would win.
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2005, 10:21:44 PM »
Where's Herbert Hoover!!!!

I write him in.
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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2005, 10:23:26 PM »
write in James Polk
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2005, 10:25:38 PM »
Jeez.   Sorry guys.  I only did ones from post WWII cause I figgured those would be the ones people were most familiar with.   I didn't know we'd have so many historians who would want to go back to the 19th century
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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2005, 10:37:23 PM »
Carter.  He got unlucky, and history has put in him a bad light, but he was an excellent man, and could've been an excellent president.
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2005, 11:07:36 PM »
My ranking of how I would vote:

1. LBJ
2. Truman
3. JFK
4. Carter
5. Bush

I don't really dislike any of these presidents though.  I think Bush would have been a very good president, had he not been turned conservative by Reagan.
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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2005, 01:31:52 AM »

I think this is who WOULD win, not who you want to win.  After the Depression (regardless of whether or not you hold him accountable for it) he couldn't win a dog catcher election.  Sorry, but true.
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« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2005, 02:56:57 AM »
Truman, although JFK would win anyway...being assassinated gets you a large sympathy vote.
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2005, 04:49:12 PM »
Quote from: Wakie on January 19, 2005, 01:31:52 AM

I think this is who WOULD win, not who you want to win.  After the Depression (regardless of whether or not you hold him accountable for it) he couldn't win a dog catcher election.  Sorry, but true.

No one sane blames him for the Depression today. Smiley
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« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2005, 04:51:43 PM »
JFK would win in a landslide...simply because he is JFK.

Had he not been killed and become so popular He probably wouldn't be in contention.

I'd vote Kennedy then Carter.
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« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2005, 06:26:25 PM »
JFK or Truman.
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« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2005, 07:42:42 AM »
Quote from: President PBrunsel on January 19, 2005, 04:49:12 PM
Quote from: Wakie on January 19, 2005, 01:31:52 AM

I think this is who WOULD win, not who you want to win.  After the Depression (regardless of whether or not you hold him accountable for it) he couldn't win a dog catcher election.  Sorry, but true.

No one sane blames him for the Depression today. Smiley

I don't want to have this argument so I will neither agree or disagree that Hoover was guilt-free regarding the Depression.  But the perception exists since the Depression happened on his watch.  No way is he winning a general election.
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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2005, 05:11:09 PM »
Ditto
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