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« on: July 06, 2005, 04:03:04 PM »

Consecutive term:

Abraham Lincoln —
Ulysses Grant —
William McKinley —
Theodore Roosevelt —
Woodrow Wilson —
Warren Harding —
Calvin Coolidge —
Franklin Roosevelt —
Dwight Eisenhower —
Lyndon Johnson —
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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2005, 04:07:00 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — 75% no
Ulysses Grant — 60% no
William McKinley — 70% no
Theodore Roosevelt — 90% yes
Woodrow Wilson — 30% no
Warren Harding — 80% no
Calvin Coolidge — 25-40% no
Franklin Roosevelt — 75% yes
Dwight Eisenhower — 80% yes
Lyndon Johnson — 60% yes

% chance of them winning and if they would get my vote
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2005, 04:09:33 PM »

Truman and LBJ ran again, but dropped out after doing poorly in some primary.
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2005, 04:11:22 PM »

Consecutive term:

Abraham Lincoln — No, the Republicans would have been too miffed with his handling of reconstruction to let him run
Ulysses Grant — No, by the end of his term Republican defeat seemed certain no matter who they nominated
William McKinley — Yes
Theodore Roosevelt —Yes, as long as he steered clear of madmen in Milwaukee
Woodrow Wilson — No, apart from being an invalid he was very unpopular by the end of his term
Warren Harding —  Probably not, but I could be wrong
Calvin Coolidge — Yes
Franklin Roosevelt — Probably not, with the war over it finally would become hard for FDR to explain why he needed another term
Dwight Eisenhower — Yes, but he would never run
Lyndon Johnson — Probably not, but I can see him pulling it off
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2005, 05:55:48 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — yes
Ulysses Grant — yes
William McKinley — no
Theodore Roosevelt — yes
Woodrow Wilson — no
Warren Harding — no
Calvin Coolidge — yes
Franklin Roosevelt — no
Dwight Eisenhower — yes
Lyndon Johnson — no
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2005, 05:58:43 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — Yes.
Ulysses Grant — probably not
William McKinley — Yes
Theodore Roosevelt — Yes
Woodrow Wilson — Perhaps
Warren Harding — Perhaps
Calvin Coolidge — Yes
Franklin Roosevelt — Yes
Dwight Eisenhower — Yes
Lyndon Johnson — No
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2005, 06:01:35 PM »

Consecutive term:

Abraham Lincoln — Yes
Ulysses Grant — No
William McKinley — Maybe, leaning no
Theodore Roosevelt — Yes
Woodrow Wilson — No
Warren Harding — No
Calvin Coolidge — Yes
Franklin Roosevelt — Yes, if WWII was still going on
Dwight Eisenhower — Yes
Lyndon Johnson — No
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2005, 06:01:48 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — yes
Ulysses Grant — no
William McKinley — no
Theodore Roosevelt — yes
Woodrow Wilson — no
Warren Harding — no
Calvin Coolidge — yes
Franklin Roosevelt — yes
Dwight Eisenhower — yes
Lyndon Johnson — tossup
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2005, 06:36:31 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — Depends on how Reconstruction went. If that bigot Seymoure is his opponent, than easily.

Ulysses Grant — Very popular and could have easily won a third term. He turned down a third term, but the GOP was willing to renominate him in 1876. By 1880, however, the Half-Breed Republicans were sick of Grant.
 
William McKinley — Yes. If economy stays strong and he does not offend the working class too much.

Theodore Roosevelt — Easily. Surprised the country by turning down a third term.
 
Woodrow Wilson — No. League of Nations fiasco and a down economy would have done it in for him. I'll assume he did not have a stroke in this scenario.
 
Warren Harding —Yes. He could have defeated a dark-horse like John W. Davis easily. LaFollette could have done a bit better though.
 
Calvin Coolidge — Easily. Whole country was surprised when at Siuox City High School he announced he would not run for another term.

Franklin Roosevelt — Yes. But probabaly not by the lop sided landslides of the past elections.

Dwight Eisenhower — Easily. Republicans must have been kicking themselves for forcing the two term amendment.

Lyndon Johnson — No. Vietnam and a difficualt primary would have destroyed his chances.


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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2005, 08:09:30 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — yes
Ulysses Grant — yes
William McKinley — yes
Theodore Roosevelt — yes
Woodrow Wilson — no
Warren Harding — yes
Calvin Coolidge — yes
Franklin Roosevelt — yes
Dwight Eisenhower — yes
Lyndon Johnson — no
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« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2005, 10:36:19 PM »

Theodore Roosevelt - 90%
Dwight Eisenhower - 80%
U.S. Grant - 30%
Lyndon Johnson - 20%
Woodrow Wilson - 10%
All the others were dead before they completed their terms.
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« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2005, 07:31:52 PM »


Consecutive term:

Abraham Lincoln — no
Ulysses Grant — no
William McKinley — yes
Theodore Roosevelt — sadly yes
Woodrow Wilson — doubtful
Warren Harding — yes
Calvin Coolidge — yes
Franklin Roosevelt — no
Dwight Eisenhower — maybe, health would cost him in the polls
Lyndon Johnson — hell no
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2005, 11:19:01 PM »

Lincoln-probably
Grant-probably
McKinley-probably
TR-certainly
Wilson-no
Harding-unlikely
Coolidge-yes
FDR-no
Ike-yes
LBJ-definately not
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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2005, 11:35:20 PM »

Republican presidents prior to about 1920 were horrible. The only one I could have stomached was Taft. TR is way overrated and is certainly a RINO.
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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2005, 01:02:29 AM »

Abraham Lincoln — probably, had he been renominated.  Unlikely that he would have been, though.
Ulysses Grant — In 1876?  Probably, but it's still a close election.  In 1880 (versus one of his Generals)?  There's bitterness, but the name alone wins it.  Maybe.
William McKinley — Yes, assuming the economy stays good..
Theodore Roosevelt — Yep.
Woodrow Wilson — No chance in hell.
Warren Harding — After Teapot Dome broke, it's still a possibility if he plays aloof like Grant/Reagan--and the Democrats split again.
Calvin Coolidge — Yep.
Franklin Roosevelt — Hard to say.  Did the people want 20 years of Roosevelt?  Depends on his health, really.
Dwight Eisenhower — Yep.
Lyndon Johnson — No.
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« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2005, 01:02:39 AM »

Abraham Lincoln — Y
Ulysses Grant — Y
William McKinley — N
Theodore Roosevelt — Y
Woodrow Wilson — N
Warren Harding — N
Calvin Coolidge — Y
Franklin Roosevelt — Y
Dwight Eisenhower — Y
Lyndon Johnson — N

And after that, Reagan and Clinton - both Y.
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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2005, 07:50:44 PM »

why do so many Democrats posting here think LBJ could've won?  He had no chance in hell of winning.  Vietnam was a quagmire, with Johnson having no good plans about it and the riots of 1968 showed his lack of strength in domestic affairs.  His economic plan was crap, but it was popular at the time.  Still, there's no way he could've won it.
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« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2005, 08:08:15 PM »

And after that, Reagan and Clinton - both Y.

I don't know about Reagan, but an ABC News poll shows Clinton would have lost to Bush in a blowout.
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« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2005, 09:43:04 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — Yes
Ulysses Grant —  he was almost nominated in 1880, so yes
William McKinley —  Yes
Theodore Roosevelt —  Yes
Woodrow Wilson —  a close call
Warren Harding — Not after Teapot Dome.
Calvin Coolidge —  Yes
Franklin Roosevelt —  He did!
Dwight Eisenhower —  another close call; very popular, but the country was seen to be "slowing down."  He might have won against JFK, barely.
Lyndon Johnson — No, a bigger Nixon win.
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« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2005, 09:44:50 PM »

Clinton was questionable, but I Reagan would have done even better that GHW Bush.
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« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2005, 11:02:05 AM »

Clinton was questionable, but I Reagan would have done even better that GHW Bush.

And after them the next question is GW Bush in 2008.  And the answer is, doubtful.
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« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2005, 01:55:08 PM »

Clinton was questionable, but I Reagan would have done even better that GHW Bush.

And after them the next question is GW Bush in 2008.  And the answer is, doubtful.

2004 was healthy, but far from resounding.  Currently, yes, I'd say doubtful.
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« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2005, 03:43:21 PM »

Abraham Lincoln yes
Ulysses Grant maybe, probably not
William McKinley yes
Theodore Roosevelt yes
Woodrow Wilson no
Warren Harding yes
Calvin Coolidge yes
Franklin Roosevelt yes
Dwight Eisenhower yes
Lyndon Johnson no
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« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2005, 04:45:30 PM »

Abraham Lincoln — Y
Ulysses Grant — Y
William McKinley — N
Theodore Roosevelt — Y
Woodrow Wilson — Y
Warren Harding — FUKC NOOO
Calvin Coolidge — Y
Franklin Roosevelt — Y
Dwight Eisenhower — Y
Lyndon Johnson — N

Add my own

Herbert Hoover - YEEEEESSSS
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« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2005, 05:48:59 PM »

Consecutive term:

Abraham Lincoln — Yes
Ulysses Grant — No
William McKinley — No
Theodore Roosevelt — Most definitely yes!
Woodrow Wilson — Tough one. Maybe just barely.
Warren Harding — Depends on when the scandals unfold.
Calvin Coolidge — Yes
Franklin Roosevelt — Yes!
Dwight Eisenhower — Yes
Lyndon Johnson — No
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