The Most Unpopular Potus Was John Tyler 10th Potus

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  1. Lon Tanner

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    He was just too independent
     
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    What else about him do we need to know, Lon?
     
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    He was a proponent of States Rights
     
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    Does that mean he was against big government? If so, he can't have been all bad.
     
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    Now there is a accomplishment that no other POTUS is likely to match or exceed, but is probably John Tyler's major accomplishment.
     
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    Eugene V. Debs ran for POTUS 5 times in the Presidential Elections from 1900 thru 1920.

    He was also a founder of the International Workers Of The World. (the "Wobblies")

    Read about the ultra-leftist IWW Wobblies.
     
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    John Brennan's hero, Gus Hall , original name Arvo Kusta Halber, (October 8, 1910-October 13, 2000), American political organizer was general secretary of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA; 1959–2000) and a four-time candidate for U.S. president (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984).
     
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