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To: thames_sider who wrote (91703)10/24/2008 12:17:03 PM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541479
 
The last sitting senator elected to President was JFK. LBJ was already VP when he moved up though he had come from the Senate with JFK in 1961.

Senators and governors are apples and oranges. The former get more attention in DC but the latter wield executive power in the home state.

In the modern era, we have tended to elect governors much more often than current or former senators.



To: thames_sider who wrote (91703)10/24/2008 12:19:28 PM
From: NAG1  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541479
 
TS,

<< is Senator seen as more "senior" than Governor? I mean, there are more of the former, and they're not wielding executive power, nor are they directly responsible for policy: but they do seem to be placed formally higher.>>

I don't think there is any formal ranking scale that is out there but I could be wrong about that. I think that their presence in Washington and dealing with many of the issues that the President has to deal with gives senators the feeling that they could do the job, even though they don't get the administrative experience a governor gets. I forget where I saw the quote with regards to this but found it interesting. It goes something like this. Every day, every Senator gets up, looks in the mirror and feels like they could be the next president of the US. Maybe it is more ego than anything else since there is only 100 of them at any time.

Neal



To: thames_sider who wrote (91703)10/24/2008 12:28:45 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541479
 
Edit -

Nixon wasn't a sitting senator when he was elected.

You have to go back to JFK and before him Harding.

Other former senators have become president since Harding, but not by being elected to the presidency while they where sitting in the Senate. Johnson and Truman became VP first.


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