Mangesh & Jason
Giving Away A Book A Day (Monday)
by Mangesh & Jason - December 24, 2007 - 9:58 AM

We’re still waiting for a winner in yesterday’s giveaway, but I’ll toss out Monday’s installment anyway.

We’ve given away this book before. This time, we’ll take the skill out of it. The prize is Anything for a Vote.

I am thinking of a person who was at one point a candidate for President of the United States. Give me the candidate and year. One hint: this person did not go on to win the election. (And just to clarify, if the answer were “Gore 2000,” “Gore 1988″ would not be correct.)

Here are a few excerpts:

Anything-For-A-Vote1.jpg1836: Congressman Davy Crockett accuses candidate Martin Van Buren of secretly wearing women’s clothing: “He is laced up in corsets!”

1912: Theodore Roosevelt is shot in the chest while preparing to give a campaign speech, then proceeds to deliver it anyway: “I don t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a bull moose!”

1960: President Harry Truman advises voters that “if you vote for Richard Nixon, you might go to hell!”

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Comments (63)

  1. Gore 2000

    posted by Steve on 12-24-2007 at 10:08 am

  2. George H.W. Bush – 1980

    posted by Tim on 12-24-2007 at 10:10 am

  3. Henry Clay 1832

    posted by Brian on 12-24-2007 at 10:11 am

  4. Pat Paulson – 1980

    posted by Sheldon Siegel on 12-24-2007 at 10:13 am

  5. Horace Greeley-1872

    posted by Kate on 12-24-2007 at 10:17 am

  6. William Jennings Bryan, 1896

    posted by Nick on 12-24-2007 at 10:19 am

  7. Eugene Debs, 1912

    posted by jenny on 12-24-2007 at 10:23 am

  8. Walter Mondale – 1984

    posted by Nathan on 12-24-2007 at 10:37 am

  9. John C. Calhoun, 1824

    posted by mc112358 on 12-24-2007 at 10:39 am

  10. Samuel Tilden, 1876

    posted by Kevin on 12-24-2007 at 10:55 am

  11. Joe Biden – 1988

    posted by Joe on 12-24-2007 at 10:58 am

  12. Alfred Smith 1928

    posted by Don on 12-24-2007 at 10:59 am

  13. Eugene V. Debs – 1920

    posted by Ash on 12-24-2007 at 11:07 am

  14. William Jennings Bryan…we’ll go with 1900.

    posted by J.P. on 12-24-2007 at 11:07 am

  15. Ralph Nader 2000

    posted by Gina on 12-24-2007 at 11:09 am

  16. Fremont, 1856

    posted by cb on 12-24-2007 at 11:11 am

  17. Samuel J. Tilden, 1876

    posted by Kevin on 12-24-2007 at 11:11 am

  18. John B. Anderson, 1980

    posted by Jared on 12-24-2007 at 11:12 am

  19. Alf Landon-1936

    posted by Amber on 12-24-2007 at 11:17 am

  20. Morris Udall 1976

    posted by harold on 12-24-2007 at 11:19 am

  21. Alton Parker, 1904

    posted by Molly W. on 12-24-2007 at 11:22 am

  22. De Witt Clinton, 1812

    posted by georgia on 12-24-2007 at 11:23 am

  23. Walter Mondale, 1984–oh wait, I’ve been beaten to that. John Anderson, 1980–oh, darn someone’s picked him too.

    OK, how about Ross Perot, 1992 (and 96!)

    posted by Carolyn Bickford on 12-24-2007 at 11:32 am

  24. Theodore Roosevelt 1912

    posted by Lisa on 12-24-2007 at 11:47 am

  25. Hubert Humphrey 1968

    posted by Robert Loy on 12-24-2007 at 11:55 am

  26. John C. Freamont

    posted by John P on 12-24-2007 at 12:07 pm

  27. John C Freamont, 1856
    sorry

    posted by John P on 12-24-2007 at 12:07 pm

  28. 1960 – Richard Nixon

    posted by Andrew on 12-24-2007 at 12:37 pm

  29. Richard Nixon-1964

    posted by Melinda on 12-24-2007 at 12:37 pm

  30. Richard Nixon-1960

    posted by Melinda on 12-24-2007 at 12:43 pm

  31. Adlai Stevenson 1952

    posted by Andrea on 12-24-2007 at 12:54 pm

  32. mondale 1984

    posted by Sean on 12-24-2007 at 1:10 pm

  33. Henry Clay 1844

    posted by PeteRepeat on 12-24-2007 at 1:11 pm

  34. James G. Blaine 1884

    posted by Tim Gomez on 12-24-2007 at 1:17 pm

  35. Gary Hart- 1988

    posted by Jake on 12-24-2007 at 1:18 pm

  36. John Quincy Adams, 1828

    posted by Allison on 12-24-2007 at 1:34 pm

  37. Adams – 1800

    posted by Jem on 12-24-2007 at 1:43 pm

  38. Shirley Chisholm – 1972

    posted by Linda on 12-24-2007 at 1:48 pm

  39. Elizabeth Dole – 2000

    posted by Linda on 12-24-2007 at 1:54 pm

  40. Al Smith, 1928

    posted by atom on 12-24-2007 at 1:55 pm

  41. Ross Perot 1992

    posted by Matt on 12-24-2007 at 1:57 pm

  42. Gary Hart 1984

    posted by Allan on 12-24-2007 at 2:00 pm

  43. Thomas Dewey 1948

    posted by Allan on 12-24-2007 at 2:03 pm

  44. George B. McClellan – 1864

    posted by Becca on 12-24-2007 at 2:06 pm

  45. Lyndon LaRouche 1976

    posted by Susi Costello on 12-24-2007 at 2:08 pm

  46. Ron Paul 1988

    posted by Max on 12-24-2007 at 2:15 pm

  47. Gerald Ford – 1976

    posted by Chris on 12-24-2007 at 2:40 pm

  48. Margaret Chase Smith – 1964

    posted by Linda on 12-24-2007 at 2:44 pm

  49. Barry Goldwater – 1964

    posted by Xanthippe on 12-24-2007 at 2:49 pm

  50. Michael Dukakis, 1988

    (My first presidential election, btw)

    posted by Amy on 12-24-2007 at 3:30 pm

  51. Michael Dukakis , 1988

    (My first Presidential election)

    posted by Amy on 12-24-2007 at 3:32 pm

  52. Henry B. Payne 1880 & 1884

    posted by allyson on 12-24-2007 at 3:53 pm

  53. George McGovern, 1972

    posted by Jennifer on 12-24-2007 at 4:18 pm

  54. George Wallace, 1972

    posted by Dave S on 12-24-2007 at 4:21 pm

  55. bob dole 1996

    posted by golden goose on 12-24-2007 at 4:22 pm

  56. george bush 1996

    posted by zach zach the lego maniac on 12-24-2007 at 4:23 pm

  57. i meant, george bush 1992 sorry

    posted by zach zach the lego maniac on 12-24-2007 at 4:24 pm

  58. Tilden 1876

    posted by steve on 12-24-2007 at 6:37 pm

  59. Wendell Willkie 1940

    posted by Jake Le Master on 12-24-2007 at 10:30 pm

  60. Wow, I can’t believe nobody’s guessed this one:

    Kerry 2004

    posted by Tanner on 12-24-2007 at 10:33 pm

  61. Thomas Jefferson 1796

    posted by Eli on 12-25-2007 at 6:50 am

  62. Aaron Burr 1800

    posted by Fred on 12-25-2007 at 9:19 am

  63. Eugene Debs 1912

    posted by Stu on 12-26-2007 at 12:13 pm

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