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Originally posted by MagiK:
Bush was not the first person elected by the electoral college. John Quincy Adams, beat Andrew Jackson due to the electoral college process, Jackson won the following presidential election.
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It's an interesting note that John Quincey Adams was the only other son of a former president to become president himself. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Bush will face an interesting re-election bid in 2004 from the historical perspective. Of the 3 previous presidents who lost the popular vote, but won the EC, none were elected to a second term. John Quincey Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison were all one term presidents.
Will Bush beat the odds? So far, he's got my vote again!
[ 11-10-2002, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]