Democratic Primaries

Recursion

(56,582 posts) Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:38 PM Feb 2020

In 1844, the Democrats were split

The three nominees for the Presidential candidate
Were Martin Van Buren, a former President
And an a... boli... tionist
James Buchanan, a mo... derate
Lewis Cass a gen'ral and expaaaaan... sioniiiiiiiiiiiiiist

From Nashville came a dark horse riding up
He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the stump

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Not the most distinguished 19th Century President Utility Muffin Feb 2020 #1

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1. Not the most distinguished 19th Century President

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 12:52 PM

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Annexed Texas and provoked a war with Mexico. And those were his high points.

And not a well known candidate, either. A major slogan for the Whigs was "Who The Hell is James Knox Polk?"

Really, if he hadn't been running against three-time loser Henry Clay, who was still being tarred with the unwarranted "corrupt bargain" that put J.Q. Adams in the White House instead of Jackson in 1828, he probably would have gone down to defeat.

The Democrats don't always do so well with Dark Horses.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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