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"54-40 or fight" – James K. Polk, highlighting his position on resolving the Oregon Territory boundary dispute with Russia and the United Kingdom. [3]"Reannexation of Texas and Reoccupation of Oregon" [4] – James K. Polk, drawing attention to his stand on Texas annexation and the Oregon boundary question.
Gabbard was the most-searched-for candidate on Google after both the first and second Democratic primary debates. [20] During the second debate, Gabbard criticized Kamala Harris 's record as attorney general of California, accusing her of holding innocent people on death row and pointing out Harris's prosecution of marijuana crimes after ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. American politician and Army reserve officer (born 1981) Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard in 2024 Director of National Intelligence Presumptive nominee Assuming office TBD [a] President Donald Trump Succeeding Avril Haines Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district In ...
Sam Sloan of New York; former chess administrator and 2012 Libertarian Party candidate (15 votes) Brock C. Hutton of Maryland (14 votes) Steven Roy Lipscomb of New Mexico (14 votes) Richard Lyons Weil of Colorado (8 votes) Source: New Hampshire Democrat and Candidates from The Green Papers. Rhode Island. Mark Stewart of New Hampshire (236 votes)
The American Cincinnatus: [1] Like the famous Roman, he won a war, then became a private citizen instead of seeking power or riches as a reward. He became the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, formed by Revolutionary War officers who also "declined offers of power and position to return to his home and plough".
Ross Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas in 1930, the son of Lula May (née Ray) and Gabriel Ross Perot, [3] a commodity broker specializing in cotton contracts. [4] [5] He had an older brother, Gabriel Perot Jr., who died as a toddler. [6]
In August 2009, the 75-year-old Dukakis was mentioned as one of two leading candidates as a possible interim successor to Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, after Kennedy's death. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Instead, Gov. Patrick named Paul G. Kirk , the other leading candidate and favorite of the Kennedy family who promised not to run in the special election ...
The 2016 presidential campaign of Carly Fiorina was announced in a video message posted on May 4, 2015. Fiorina was formerly chief executive officer of the technology company Hewlett-Packard, and was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in California in 2010.