The Dred Scott case involved a slave who had been brought to the free Wisconsin territory. James Buchanan started his presidency under the shadow of the impending Dred Scott decision. So why do I rank Buchanan so poorly if I don’t blame him for the Civil war? Quite frankly, he was an awful president even before states started seceding from the Union. You could argue that Buchanan just had the bad luck of being the president when the slavery issue erupted over the election of the first Republican president. If any of the other three candidates had won the election, it is highly doubtful that states would have started seceding from the union. The catalyst for secession was the election of Abraham Lincoln and the realization in the South that they were now a minority on the national stage. Buchanan deserves some of the blame, but he wasn’t fully responsible for secession or the war that it led to. Whereas Buchanan didn’t handle the secession crisis in an optimal manner, he certainly could have acted in a far worse manner than what he did. Most recent historical polls rate James Buchanan as the worst president ever, with the justification being that Buchanan single handedly caused the Civil War.
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To see the most up to date full rankings, and where each president ranks follow the link here: Presidential Rankings “I want to take care of my people in special needs who are receiving 1 percent of the representation even though they’re 20 percent of the population.This is an entry in my Presidential Rankings series. “Basically I want to see more services for people who are left out of government,” said Stortstrom, contemplating going after the same job in 2022. She campaigned for “clean jobs” and conservation.
And I didn’t start to run until late May.”īuffeted by the coronavirus when her Soul to Soul Yoga studio in Sarasota shut down in March, Stortstrom’s clients are returning now, with the help of social distancing and masks. “I did this all on my own with a grassroots campaign. “I’m so excited I’m going to run again,” said the former Montessori school science teacher. Although her campaign fundraising efforts were swamped by Buchanan’s – the freshman legislator raised $165,976.99, and she mustered $8,969.40, according to state records – Stortsman was buoyed by the votes she got for a job that pays $29,697 a year. It felt like we might have a red wave, that it looks like that’s what happened.”īuchanan said his priorities for his fast-growing district will include infrastructure, water quality and a comprehensive plan for coastline resiliency.Īt 53, Stortsman, a special-needs yoga instructor, was running her first political race. “Not everybody saw what my wife and I saw on the ground during the campaign. “In a race like this, a lot of it comes down to enthusiasm, not only at the polls but the informal flag-waving and sign-waving and turnout at (Trump’s) events,” Buchanan said.
Good went on to challenge Buchanan’s father, a 14-year incumbent in Congressional District 16, but was defeated Tuesday night. In 2018, during a campaign that also featured a third-party candidate, the 38-year-old real estate broker corralled 57% of the vote over Democrat Tony Mowry, who drew less than than 41%.Įarlier that year, Buchanan ran in a special election for a vacated seat in the District 72 state House but lost to Margaret Good by 7.4%. “We’re thankful and excited about what’s to come.” “It’s humbling to have an overwhelming number of folks in our community offer their support,” he said. It marked Buchanan’s second consecutive rout in a legislative race. Vern Buchanan claimed 72,198 votes versus 44,273 for Stortstrom. The Osprey resident and son of 14-year incumbent U.S. SARASOTA – Collecting nearly 62% of the votes, incumbent Florida House Republican James Buchanan coasted to an easy win over Democratic challenger and political novice Lisa Stortstrom Tuesday night in the District 74 race.
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