Looking at another post, it seems that the last senator to be elected President was John F Kennedy. All the others were governors.
Does this mean anything to anyone??
( Exclude Gerald Ford,He was not elected ))
2007-08-19 10:51:52 · 13 answers · asked by Barry auh2o 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It most likely has to do with the fact that Senators have no excutive experience and America values that. There is also the issue that Senators are politicians and have most likely long trail of lies they would have to overcome to get people on a National level to vote for them, clinton being a good example of that, her history of lies will prevent her from being elected.
2007-08-19 11:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, I'll also exclude Gerald Ford because he wasn't a Senator.
But, seriously, the fact that 4 or 5 people in a row fit a certain characteristic has no bearing on it. It simply means that there is a tendency to elect Governors. It doesn't mean that it's a sure thing. This issue is WAY overplayed.
2007-08-19 13:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by skip742 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only was Ford not elected - he wasn't a governor or a senator. But I digress.
Good observation. JFK was indeed the last who came directly from the Senate and without passing through the Vice Presidency first.
Lots has been written about this phenomenon, and the phenomenon of governors being elected.
Doesn't mean a thing to me, though.
2007-08-19 10:59:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is probably best to elect Governors. It is a job that more closely mirrors the duties of the President. Senators have their areas of responsibility they must oversee in committees, that gives them great expertise in narrow fields, but don't have the full spectrum of experience obtained by successfully serving as a Governor.
There are exceptions as you noted in your question, but the general rule applies.
Don't dismiss a candidate using his prior position as the only criteria, but watch and listen CAREFULLY to the essence of what they say. Avoid voting for anyone who appears to give "all the right answers" when those answers track the latest polling data.
That candidate is just a puppet without an original thought.
Look for original thoughts and ideas. Be sure those follow the principles stipulated in the Constitution and keep power in the hands of the people. NEVER vote for anyone who wants to take away your power.
Money, property, freedom of speech, and the right to bear arms keeps power in the hands of the people.
Restricting any of the many forms of "speech", increasing taxes, and restricting gun ownership are the tools of TYRANTS. They are huge warning flags telling you who NOT to vote for. That candidate is a TYRANT after YOUR power and will continue to degrade the freedoms that separate America from the suppressed.
2007-08-19 11:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by Philip H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It probably has to do with the fact that every vote and every speech made by a Senator or Representative winds up in the Congressional Record.
Anyone who has been in Congress for any length of time has a long record that can be scoured for inconsistencies. They make easy prey for modern campaign managers*.
* For the uninformed, modern campaign managers are bred in special kennels where trainers poke them with sticks every day until they reach maturity and can be released into the wild. Every time they perform a dirty trick on an opponent, a clicker is clicked and the campaign manager is tossed a treat .... except it's a treat soaked in habanero sauce which just riles the campaign manager into a higher state of fury.
2007-08-19 11:46:10 · answer #5 · answered by Bob G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it means that governers stand a better chance because they have managed, whereas Senators are like Monday morning quarterbacks, their opinion is usually offered, after the fact.
2007-08-19 11:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The governor appoints a alternative, regularly of the comparable occasion simply by fact the governor. luckily, Illinois Governor Blagojevich is a Democrat, so the stability of potential interior the Senate will proceed to be the comparable, and the Democratic Caucus can nonetheless teach Lieberman the door.
2016-11-12 22:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means Senators are a bunch of blow-hard lawyers or wanna-be lawyers. The only thin worse than a lawyer is a wanna-be lawyer. Lawyers don't make good Presidents, ala Clinton.
2007-08-19 11:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It may show to some that because they were former governors they may stand a better chance at winning.
2007-08-19 10:56:08 · answer #9 · answered by Glen B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me it means that senators don't very often run for president.
2007-08-19 10:57:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋