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One of the more popular mental_floss quizzes asks you to name all the Presidents of the United States. But what about the runners-up? Can you name all 25 men who finished second in U.S. Presidential Elections dating back to 1900?
Take the Quiz: Name the Presidential Runners-Up Since 1900
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I totally missed on FDR’s losers (except the one he replaced) for some reason took forever on Bush 41′s opponent.
posted by Marc in UT on 10-8-2009 at 2:00 pm
I remember having a competition with my 10th grade history teacher to see who could name more presidential losers since 1900. I narrowly beat him by two candidates.
posted by John on 7-26-2011 at 5:39 pm
Got 20 out of 25, and there were some I knew that I missed but blanked on.
Does anyone else try this method – I started with the most recent and just went backwards chronologically. It’s pretty effective and I made it to FDR’s 1940 opponent before stumbling, but somehow I totally skipped Bush 41′s opponent.
posted by MatthewZD on 7-27-2011 at 7:15 am