So I hear Trump is only the 9th president in American history

[EarlG]

to be defeated at the ballot box while seeking re-election after a single term.



(Edited to add: my original post incorrectly said he was the fifth.)

[malaise]

1. and probably the most deserving

Rec

Killa Con You're Fired!

[Baitball Blogger]

2. I can hear him right now: "But, but, was I really that bad?"

Yes, MoFo. You really were.

[sarge43]

33. Naah. He'd never say that - no honest self awareness, none to be precise.

The reptilian voices in his head are screaming; "You're The Alpha Male, The Best and Everything Is Yours!"

The clinical term is bat shit crazy.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

43. He'll claim he's the one who won.

Meanwhile, in the Real World, there is a global sigh of relief.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. One Term Loser 2020!

[calimary]

47. As George Takei tweeted earlier, #Trump2020 is

the EXPIRATION DATE!!!

[liberalla]

4. Sucker! Loser!

[unblock]

5. 10:

Although you could say Ford doesn't count because he was never elected to a first term as president, and also Cleveland because four years after he lost re-election he did win a second term.

But even that way, it's 8:

(Edit for Bette link
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/how-many-us-presidents-lost-second-term-b1640998.html

[EarlG]

11. Well that's what I get for listening to CNN

They said he was the fifth this morning. I shall edit the OP.

[Laelth]

18. DU is definitely smarter than CNN.

Another reason to be proud of your creation.



-Laelth

[unblock]

20. Maybe they said 5th in the last 100 years?

That would work:

Hoover
Ford
Carter
Poppy
Donnie

[EarlG]

26. I don't think that's what they said

But it could be what they meant. I still don't think Ford counts though?

[unblock]

28. depends on the wording

wasn't elected twice vs. wasn't elected as an incumbent.

[Ultraviolet Cat]

41. Let's just go with . . .

. . . the only president in the 21st century to not be reelected!

[lastlib]

36. John Adams losing to Thomas Jefferson (1800)....

wasn't much of a popular-vote election, as I understand. So not sure we can count him as being defeated at the ballot-box.

[SheltieLover]

6. Pos russian ASSet!

[Squinch]

7. I wonder if he knows that Obama was a 2 term President.

Maybe we should remind him.

[Laelth]

8. Count 'em. n/t

Link to tweet

-Laelth

[TheOther95Percent]

9. That sounded low so I went to look. I know John Adams was the first.

This article says 10 incumbent presidents have lost re-election. I have not independently verified the information but it jibes with what I know about American presidential history.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/how-many-us-presidents-lost-second-term-b1640998.html

[EarlG]

16. I corrected the OP

Seems he's the 9th. Thanks!

[TheOther95Percent]

21. Trump will be the 10th

John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
William Howard Taft
Herbert Hoover
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
George HW Bush
Donald J. Trump

[EarlG]

23. Technically Ford doesn't count

since he wasn't running for re-election, because he was never elected president in the first place.

[fishwax]

17. Andrew Johnson, who like trump was impeached, also tried and failed to win re-election

though in his case he failed at the party level, losing the nomination fight at the party convention

[Cha]

10. Impeached Homicidal Maniac, Psychopathic Lying

Traitor.

Thank Goodness We All Did IT & Thank Joe Biden & Kamala Harris & Everybody who worked so hard for Democracy!

Joe came out so calm & reassuring Wednesday night and here we are!

[KewlKat]

12. If it wasn't for the spineless rethugs, he would have been thrown out after he was

IMPEACHED.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

13. One Trick Trump.

KY............ .............

[fishwax]

14. hmm ... I can think of six

Bush I
Carter
Ford
Hoover
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland (two terms, but lost to Harrison after his first term before coming back to beat Harrison the next time around)

[EarlG]

15. I corrected the OP

Thanks!

[fishwax]

19. one things clear: trump is a loser of historical proportions!

[moose65]

38. Ah, sweet irony!

Trump LOVES to label everything he does as "unprecedented" and "historic," so I'll be glad to talk about his historic defeat.

[fishwax]

42. the best defeat

[moose65]

45. Yep!

The most biggest defeating in the history of the galaxy

[underpants]

22. It does show how hard it is to get an incumbent out of office

Frankly the DNC messed up all over and got themselves pinned in with protesters and BLM. It looks like Trump lost but it was really close despite his horrendous performance.

Look at W, he cleared got caught lying ya into a war but yet he still rode 9/11 to a second term. Obama came into a mess and had a relentless coordinated media attack on him but he was able to be re-elected. Poppa Bush had the misfortune of a dipping economy and an incredible campaign/candidate in Clinton.

[Gothmog]

24. trump did make history with respect to this accomplishment

[Buckeyeblue]

25. Without looking it up the previous 4 are...

Bush
Carter
Hoover
Cleveland

[dalton99a]

27. Yep.

[DFW]

50. Sometimes Uncle Sam shows his moves, when he feels like it

[IronLionZion]

29. We need serious election reform

to make sure people can vote and have their votes counted. It should be obvious there are serious problems that can be fixed. Biden should put Stacy Abrams in charge of it.

[moose65]

39. We certainly need SOMETHING done

Uniform requirements in each state for federal elections.

Early voting available for at least two weeks in ALL states.

Mail-in ballot options available in ALL states.

Universal voter registration, unless you take action to opt out.

Enough polling places for everyone, paid for with federal money.

Uniform standards for counting votes after the election. All this hodgepodge of state rules needs to GO.

Is any of this possible? I know there are things in the constitution about elections, but I don't have time to look it up right now!

[apnu]

30. Say it with me! "ONE TERM LOSER!"

[AllaN01Bear]

31. bydon, so long jarjarvanka and idiot kushner.

[BlueJac]

32. Loser!

He he he

[Bear Creek]

34. While I will be glad

To see Trump get fired. This post seems to have forgotten Jimmy Carter. He is a decent and Christian man that only held 1 term. I don't know if he checks this site but this post would be horrible for him to see.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. I agree, my dear Bear Creek!

I was extremely upset that he lost to Reagan, of all people!

He has certainly gone on to do great things. He is a true patriot.

[jayschool2013]

35. First president to twice lose the popular vote

That's for damn sure.

[MyMission]

40. But he's the first in the 21st century!

He always wants to be the winner. And let's not forget he wanted 3 terms, and a kingdom which he would pass to whichever child came out on top! He's been disappointed on various levels.

Ha Ha Ha!

[NoRoadUntravelled]

44. And it's a big loss. Best loss ever. No one loses like he does. People say he's the best person

to lose an election. The ballots. Most ballots ever that weren't cast for him.

[yuiyoshida]

46. I would love to tweet this at the TWEETER in chief

He will most likely ignore it. But it will stew in him for weeks!

[Danascot]

48. That may be

but he's #1 of the worst.

[Skittles]

49. let's state it more simply

HE'S THE ONLY PRESIDENT TO EVER LOSE THE POPULAR VOTE TWICE

* L O S E R * ! ! ! ! !