Need to do a report on a presidential election...just ur basic fact reporting (major parties, minor parties, issues, votes...). Any ideas on an semi-intresting election besides one from the last 10 years?
Need to do a report on a presidential election...
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Dewey Vs. Truman of course was one of the most studied. There was also the Burr-Jefferson screw up in 1800, and the previously mentioned Andrew Jackson election in 1824. The Rutherford Hayes/Samuel Tilden fiasco in 1876 was fairly interesting as well.
Echoes From the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Race
"The vice president was smart and savvy but a bit stiff out on the campaign trail. His opponent in the presidential race was a rich, handsome man with a reputation for youthful misbehavior. Polls showed a dead heat. On election night, the TV networks called the race in several key states, only to change their predictions later.
Early the next day, the vice president issued a concession that wasn't quite a concession. His backers grumbled about ballot irregularities and demanded a recount. His party dispatched operatives to disputed states to search for ways to overturn the official tally. Nasty court battles dragged on for weeks.
The vice president was, of course, Richard M. Nixon. The year was 1960.
...They say the 1960 election was stolen for John F. Kennedy by the Chicago Democratic machine of Mayor Richard J. Daley, the father of William Daley, Al Gore's campaign manager. They say that Nixon was robbed but that--in an uncharacteristically selfless display of states- manship--he refused to demand a recount because he feared it would tear the country apart.
Actually, the story is more complicated--and much more interesting.
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That's just to get you started, much more out there on that election.
"The vice president was smart and savvy but a bit stiff out on the campaign trail. His opponent in the presidential race was a rich, handsome man with a reputation for youthful misbehavior. Polls showed a dead heat. On election night, the TV networks called the race in several key states, only to change their predictions later.
Early the next day, the vice president issued a concession that wasn't quite a concession. His backers grumbled about ballot irregularities and demanded a recount. His party dispatched operatives to disputed states to search for ways to overturn the official tally. Nasty court battles dragged on for weeks.
The vice president was, of course, Richard M. Nixon. The year was 1960.
...They say the 1960 election was stolen for John F. Kennedy by the Chicago Democratic machine of Mayor Richard J. Daley, the father of William Daley, Al Gore's campaign manager. They say that Nixon was robbed but that--in an uncharacteristically selfless display of states- manship--he refused to demand a recount because he feared it would tear the country apart.
Actually, the story is more complicated--and much more interesting.
__________
That's just to get you started, much more out there on that election.
Thanks I'll check those out, if you have any others keep em comming 
(They can be from any year, but i know everyone is gonna do the last election so i really dont want to do that)
(They can be from any year, but i know everyone is gonna do the last election so i really dont want to do that)
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