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Just some history, FYI


Posted: Aug 16, 2011

Not saying this will happen this election cycle, but I just thought you all might find this bit of history as interesting as I did

Incumbent presidents who have been challenged while seeking reelection:

Theodore Roosevelt challenged WH Taft in 1912 - Taft wins nomination.

Robert Kennedy challenged Lyndon Johnson in 1968 - Johnson decides not to run in the face of several challengers and nomination goes to Hubert Humphrey, who loses to Nixon.

Ronald Reagan challenged Gerald Ford - Ford won nomination, but loses to Carter.

Teddy Kennedy challenged Jimmy Carter in 1980 - Carter wins nomination, but loses to Reagan.

Pat Buchanan challenged HW Bush in 1992 - Bush wins nomination, but loses to Bill Clinton.

 

Going back even further:

Millard Fillmore challenged by Winfield Scott in 1852, who wins nomination, but loses to Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce challenged by James Buchanan in 1856, who wins nominiation and presidency.

James Buchanan challenged by Stephen Douglas in 1860, who wins nomination, but loses to Abraham Lincoln.

Andrew Johnson ended up running for president as an independent after his break with the democratic party and loses to US Grant.

 

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Why does the T-Party call itself Republican? - 3rd Party, I think. -nm-

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There is an authentic version and an GOP establishment coapted version. sm - LVMT

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The first one started in 2007 with a fundraiser by grassroots supporters of Ron Paul, and the other started after Santelli's rant. The first one is genuine limited government and the other has pro-war people in it like Palin, Bachmann, Allen West, etc. and run by organizations like Freedom Works.

Most tea party groups don't call themselves republicans - Zville MT

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The group I belong to in our town actually started when Bush was proposing TARP. We're not associated with Freedom Works or the 9/12 group. My husband and I are both independents and we actually have quite a few of democrats in our group. As you can imagine, we don't all always agree, but the only rule we have is that we all have to be respectful to each other. It actually works out really well!

The real grassroots tea party groups aren't interested in becoming a 3rd party, we just want to make sure that the government does it's job and no more. I can't speak to what the other tea party groups want, but I don't always agree with what some of them have to say anyway.

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