05-16-2016, 01:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2016, 02:32 PM by Eric the Green.)
An interesting pattern updated from a previous post of mine here: Best scores of any nominee: Harry Truman, 1948 (16-0), James K Polk, 1844 (21-2). Worst score: John Breckinridge, 1860 (2-23 J). Lowest score by a winning candidate: Herbert Hoover, 1928 (8-12). Highest score by a losing candidate: Jimmy Carter, 1980 (14-3), felled by a Saturn Return to Ronald Reagan (19-5). Carter had beat Gerald Ford (14-4) in 1976. In all 57 elections, only 3 winners had a negative horoscope score (.05 or 5%) One had an even score (TR). By contrast, 34 losers had a negative score (54% of 63). 24 losers had a positive score (38%), but 15 of them were also president of the USA. 5 had an even score (including Bryan 3 times). Candidates who ran more than once are tallied for each time they ran.
Note that Breckinridge and Hoover ran at what Strauss and Howe called the cusp of a 4T. Polk won at the start of what they call a 3T, and Carter lost to Reagan at what they called the start of a 3T in their first book. Truman won near the start of a 1T.
Note that Breckinridge and Hoover ran at what Strauss and Howe called the cusp of a 4T. Polk won at the start of what they call a 3T, and Carter lost to Reagan at what they called the start of a 3T in their first book. Truman won near the start of a 1T.