According to a USA Today Pew poll I read yesterday in Business Insider. The poll stated that the democrats are not only in trouble for 2014, but also are trending bad for 2016.

The republicans are in a position to do better than they did in “ Wave ” elections in 2010 and 1994. The drag on democrats is the economy, Obama and Obamacare.

By more than a 2 to 1 margin, the poll says that America wants a president with DIFFERENT POLICIES than president Obama, when GWB was in his last 2 years the very same Pew poll had America wanting a president with different policies by a wider than 2 to 1 margin also, and we know what happened in 2008.

Also, the truth is that it is very rare to have a “ 3 peat ” as president from one party, the lone exception in the last 60 years is Reagan - Bush, other than that the nation rarely stays with one party over 8 years.

Ike, JFK, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, GWB and Obama.
So, the real trend is for the nation to shift to another party after 8 years.

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Posted on 5/6/14 at 1:12 pm to S.E.C. Crazy

[quote]Also, the truth is that it is very rare to have a “ 3 peat ” as president from one party, the lone exception in the last 60 years is Reagan - Bush, other than that the nation rarely stays with one party over 8 years.
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Same page here, a few months ago:

"re: If Hillary doesn't run, can the Democrats keep the White House? (Posted by NHTIGER on 2/11/14 at 1:32 am to TDsngumbo)

I have heard continuously in my lifetime how one party or the other was "dead", and said party invariably bounces back. It's cyclical and will remain that way. The masses bring things back toward the center because that is where they feel the most comfortable psychologically.

White House residency:

1901-1913 - 12 yrs - GOP

1913-1921 - 8 yrs - Dems

1921-1933 - 12 yrs - GOP

1933-1953 - 20 yrs - Dems

1953-1961 - 8 yrs- GOP

1961-1969 - 8 yrs- Dems

1969-1977 - 8 yrs- GOP

1977-1981 - 4 yrs- Dems

1981-1993 - 12 yrs- GOP

1993-2001 - 8 yrs - Dems

2001-2009 - 8 yrs GOP

2009-2017 - 8 yrs Dems

GOP 60 yrs Dems 56 yrs

Since Kennedy took office:

GOP 28 yrs Dems 28 yrs

Imagine that ..."

Anne Patterson - watch for that name !!!

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