From the Nov. 4, 2012, Parade Magazine.
According to Steve Cone, author of "Powerlines" the candidate with the best slogan usually wins. This year it is "Forward" versus "Believe in America" two namby-pamby ones if you ask me. While we wait to see which one wins, here's a look back at some from past elections.
Remember "All the Way With LBJ" or "I Like Ike?" Winner first, loser second
1844 ELECTION
James K. Polk "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" //// Henry Clay "Who Is James K. Polk?"
1884 ELECTION
Grover Cleveland "Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine, the Continental Liar from the State of Maine" (Hey, that rhymes) //// James G. Blaine "Ma,Ma, Where's My Pa?"
1936 ELECTION
Frankin D. Roosevelt "Remember Hoover" //// Alfred Landon "Let's Make It a Landon-Slide"
1960 ELECTION
John F. Kennedy "A Time for Greatness" //// Richard Nixon "Experience Counts"
1980 ELECTION
Ronald Reagan "Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago //// Jimmy Carter "It's a Matter of Values"
What Change? --RoadDog
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