Editing 1122: Electoral Precedent
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| No one has been elected president before. ...But Washington was. | | No one has been elected president before. ...But Washington was. | ||
− | | Discounting the Articles of Confederation and its {{w|President of the Continental Congress|president}}, Washington is the first president of the | + | | Discounting the Articles of Confederation and its {{w|President of the Continental Congress|president}}, Washington is the first president of the US. |
| True | | True | ||
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| No one who's lost his home state has won. ...But Polk did. | | No one who's lost his home state has won. ...But Polk did. | ||
− | | | + | | Assuming "home state" refers to the state of residence, Polk is the first, losing Tennessee to Clay but took 15 of the 26 states including New York. However, if you count it as state of birth, Jackson and Harrison already did. |
− | | | + | | True |
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|No Republican without combat experience has beaten someone two inches taller. ...Until Bush did. | |No Republican without combat experience has beaten someone two inches taller. ...Until Bush did. | ||
− | |John Kerry served for 4 months in the Vietnam war, while George Bush has no combat experience. John Kerry is 11 cm taller than George Bush which is actually about 4.3 inches, not 2. Assuming "two inches taller" means *at least* two inches taller and not *about* two inches taller, | + | |John Kerry served for 4 months in the Vietnam war, while George Bush has no combat experience. John Kerry is 11 cm taller than George Bush which is actually about 4.3 inches, not 2. Assuming "two inches taller" means *at least* two inches taller and not *about* two inches taller, than Randall is correct. |
|Maybe | |Maybe | ||
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