Name that President...!

[SaveElmer]

No cheating...no wikipedia...

Name the last President to lose his home state and still win the election...


Name the last Speaker of the House to be elected President...


Remember...no cheating

[rock]

1. That would be Gore

[Ishoutandscream2]

2. I didn't cheat. Last SOH elected - was it James Polk?

[rateyes]

3. I believe that, in fact, he was the only president to have

held that position.

[SaveElmer]

4. That is correct...

Polk was the last SPeaker to be President....

[Ishoutandscream2]

5. Hooray!! I knew that bio I read on Polk would come through for me

I knew he was speaker, but I wasn't sure if any of the later presidents served as speaker.

[mohc]

6. What definition of home state are we using?

Birth state?
Last "major" office?
Residence?

[mohc]

9. Just to cover my bases

Birth State: George W. Bush (2004-CT)
Residence: Richard Nixon (1968-NY)
Last office: no idea.

[rateyes]

11. Nixon's home state was California.

[mohc]

19. His residence

at the time was NYC. That was why I was asking which definition we were using. Nixon moved to NYC after his failed bid in 1960.

[rateyes]

24. Gotcha.

[suston96]

7. Did Clinton....

...lose Arkansas in 1996?

[rateyes]

8. No, he didn't. nt

[rateyes]

10. Well, there is a president who was born in a southern state,

has a presidential library in a mid-atlantic state, and whose home state for the election (I believe) was a northern state. Is that the guy?

[SaveElmer]

13. Are you thinking of Wilson?

If so...not the answer...

[rateyes]

14. I am.

Born in GA, has a library in VA, and home state in election was New Jersey, which he lost in the election.

[SaveElmer]

15. Actually Wilson won New Jersey in 1912...

And lost it in 1916...so he probably should count...

But I was not including candidates who were already President...

So you get credit for that answer...

[rateyes]

16. Has there been one since Wilson who won

the presidency (not including Gore, of course) without winning their home state?

[SaveElmer]

17. No...

I give credit for the Wilson answer even t hough I was thinking of non-incumbents with my question...Wilson was already President in 1916...

[rateyes]

23. I give up, then. nt

[SaveElmer]

26. Well it was a bit of a trick...Polk was the answer to both questions...nt

[rateyes]

27. Tricky devil...

:evilgrin:

[mtnsnake]

12. I know all the answers but if I post them everyone will think I cheated!

Actually, I don't have the foggiest! I can barely remember who John Kerry's running mate was :evilgrin:

[asdjrocky]

18. Cute.

Here's some help-

[mtnsnake]

21. Hey, tell that guy to quit pointing at me

and he doesn't have to laugh at me either. OK, so I should've remembered. Thanks for the help, chum :evilgrin:

[asdjrocky]

22. Ok...

If you vote for him, I'll tell him to quit pointing.

How's it goin you ol' Snake?:hi:

[mtnsnake]

25. I will

vote for him without hesitation if he makes it to the general election, Rocky.

I'm doing good but if I don't get out of here soon and get back to work today, I might not be so good. :hi:

[Renew Deal]

20. Garfield?

I have no idea on the speaker.