[Vigilanteman]

1820: Conservative Democratic Republican James Monroe is re-elected in a landslide over former Federalist John Quincy Adams.

1924: Former Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge trounces John Davis of West Virginia. Check out the bio on Davis-- a far more impressive resume than modern near misses such as Kerry and Gore.

[strategofr]

Thanks much. I like history to an extent, but am not in your league in this regard.