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2016 Postmortem

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12. I have to say Jefferson.

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:42 AM

Jan 2016

state legislator
member of Continental Congresses
Minister to France
Governor of Virginia
Secretary of State
Vice-President

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Trivia question: Which president was the most experienced when he took office? [View all] jg10003 Jan 2016 OP

Whoa. Very interesting! kath Jan 2016 #1

None of them worth a quarter brush Jan 2016 #2

Herbert Hoover had tons of experience, too. n/t. Ken Burch Jan 2016 #3

New Bernie Talking Point? billhicks76 Jan 2016 #5

Sarah Palin posts on DU? (nt) jeff47 Jan 2016 #10

??? billhicks76 Jan 2016 #17

Neither does your post. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2016 #18

Really? You Don't Understand 911? billhicks76 Jan 2016 #19

Bernie is the more experienced one, even Hillary admits it. Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #13

9-11 AND a gender. Don't you forget it! eom Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #15

LBJ cloudbase Jan 2016 #6

Washington was pretty experienced by 1789 (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #7

George H. W. Bush had quite a resume before becoming President Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #8

I remember Pat Paulsen reciting his resume and concluding Va Lefty Jan 2016 #9

FDR, c. 1944 OilemFirchen Jan 2016 #11

I have to say Jefferson. bornskeptic Jan 2016 #12

Ooooh, that must leave a stinging mark or too. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #14