Grover Cleveland is the historical standard among American presidents who lose or leave office then seek to regain it. A painting of Teddy Roosevelt hangs behind then-President Donald Trump as he speaks before signing a proclamation for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, December 7, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Having lost the GOP …
WASHINGTON — Just when Americans thought they were out, Joe Biden and Donald Trump pulled them back in. The last presidential rematch came in 1956, when Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower again defeated Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic opponent he had four years prior. After Eisenhower beat Stevenson in 1952 and won all but nine states, the incumbent president faced Stevenson …
Donald Trump has announced his bid to run for the White House in 2024. Of these, only Grover Cleveland has been successful in losing an election and then rising from the ashes to regain power “In order to make America great and glorious again, I am today announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” said Donald Trump as …
Editor’s Note: Thomas Balcerski teaches history at Eastern Connecticut State University. Three other former presidents ran as third-party candidates after their time in office: Martin Van Buren in 1848, Millard Fillmore in 1856 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Win again: Grover Cleveland President Grover Cleveland Hulton Archive/Archive Photos/Getty Images In 1884, Grover Cleveland became the first Democrat elected president since …
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