The last a U.S. Senator was elected President was Kennedy in 1960.
Everyone since them has either been a Governor or Vice President.
Does this bother you since the Top Two Democratic nominees are United States Senators.
If the Republican nominee is a Governor, or Mayor, will this Executive experience help or hurt?
Thank You
2007-10-05 02:38:59 · 9 answers · asked by Supercell 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Bert: It is not a democrat/republican thing.
Just historically, Senators have not fared well when running for President.
2007-10-05 03:27:26 · update #1
Nope, trends are just that, trends....they are meant to eventually be broken....I don't think people really look at that as much as you would like to think. Think it is more of a coincidence than anything else.
2007-10-05 02:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't get what's the relation. It's a misunderstanding of the concept of statistics.
All I can see there is that governors and vice presidents are more "executive" in the eyes of the public. They've been seen acting as executives. Senators, on the other hand, are not acting as executives.
It's like applying for a regular job. Previous experience in a similar position makes you look more apt for the job.
But I just say that it may add a couple points to the campaign, I don't think there's a direct relation.
2007-10-05 10:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't bother me at all. It is just a recent trend. It doesn't mean that no Senator or member of the House will ever be elected President again, it just means that one hasn't been for a while. You can find any number of trends that have been broken after a long time. Having executive experience can be helpful, but so can having law making and committee experience. I don't think voters look at members of congress as unqualified to be President, I think they've just preferred the other candidates more in recent years.
2007-10-05 09:48:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We have only elected three sitting members of Congress to the Presidency (one from the House, two from the Senate):
James Garfield
Warren Harding
John Kennedy
Students of history will easily see what other thing those three also had in common.
2007-10-05 09:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends on whether or not the executive "experience" is a figurehead position, like say President of Iran, or governor of Texas.
2007-10-05 09:51:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would hope Republicans base their vote on something a little more concrete than that.
I think we can conclude pretty summarily being Governor of a large state is no guarantee he or she knows what he or she is doing when sent to Washington.
2007-10-05 10:16:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This pretty much means diddly squat. It could just mean that Senators have to run on voting records. Governors sneak up on you.
2007-10-05 09:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by grumpyoldman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Giuliani's experience as Mayor of New York will help him absolutely. Does it bother Conservatives that if Giuliani gets the nomination there will be no traditional conservatives to choose from?
2007-10-05 09:43:41 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The fact that some are Senators will not be the deciding factor, it will be who they are!~!
2007-10-05 09:42:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋