The Almost Presidents Song (Adams through Trump)

Hello Community!!! Welcome to Cenapsis. You are currently watching The Almost Presidents Song. CORRECTION: Winfred Scott should be Winfield. Sorry! Check out these fun music videos that you and your kids will surely love! JJJReact Please show your support by subscribing to our YouTube channel: ➡️➡️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/Cenapsis This was a personal goal I set about recognizing the Second Place candidates in past presidential races. I know it's a rather 'esoteric' video, but I had a lot of fun putting it together and learning about many of these people. I hope you enjoy it! Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... Music and production by Dennis Nowicki Website: https://cenapsis.com This educational media is designed to help you and your children learn about school subjects such as math, science, history, geography, and other topics. We make music videos that serve as teaching aids and help your children and students learn while having fun. Be in the loop on the latest videos. Subscribe to our channel and join our growing community! ►► ➡️ ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/Cenapsis Thank you for being here! Stay Safe and Healthy, Cenapsis Lyrics: In ‘89, John Adams ran against George Washington He tried again in the next election, Washington still won In ‘96, Adams won, and Jefferson, not quite Then, Aaron Burr, the almost Prez to Jefferson’s delight In ’04, Pinckney came in second, Jefferson was first Tried a second time against Madison, he did worse DeWitt Clinton fought Madison, but, he, too felt the sting In ’16, James Monroe won prez, the loser, Rufus King In ’20, Monroe ran and won, since he was unopposed Next, Jackson lost to Adams, Andrew’s animosity rose In ‘28, they raced again, this time, Adams was down Henry Clay challenged Jackson, next, Clay maintained his frown In ‘36, Van Buren, Harrison’s bubble, he burst Next election, the same pair ran, but the results were reversed In ‘44, it was Polk and Clay, Clay came in second place Then Lewis Cass lost to Taylor in this presidential race Chorus In ‘52, Winfield Scott got fewer votes than Franklin Pierce Buchanan foiled John Fremont’s desire to be prez four years In ‘60, Stephen Douglas and Lincoln spared, Abraham won The next one, George McClellan could not beat out Abe Lincoln In ‘68, Grant could be prez, Horatio Seymour could not Horace Greeley challenged Grant next, but a second term, Grant got Then, Hayes beat Sam Tilden, who won the popular vote In ‘80, Garfield bested Hancock, an officer of note ‘84, Grover Cleveland won, though James Blaine also ran But Ben Harrison stopped Cleveland’s re-election plan Head to head, again in ‘92 they ran, Cleveland, ahead William Jennings Bryan tried, but McKinley won instead Bryan and McKinley once more, Bryan failed to win the race In ’04, Alton Parker competed but Ted got first place Persistent, Bryan challenged Taft this time, to no avail In ‘12, Wilson and Taft, the runners, Taft, the one to fail Chorus In politics and sports, it’s such a disgrace That we know those who came in first, but not second place In ‘16, Wilson beat out Charles Hughes for the president slot James Cox vied for president but Harding was in the right spot In ‘24, Coolidge surpassed John Davis, slipped on the climb Then, Hoover made president, leaving Al Smith hoping ‘next time’ In ‘32, FDR beat Hoover, the Depression’s why Against FDR, Alf Landon failed, but made a good try Wendel Wilkie put on the gloves, FDR knocked him flat Tom Dewey tried, but in the White House chair, Franklin still sat In ‘48, Dewey ran against Truman and lost Adlai Stevenson raced Ike, but the finish line, last to cross Adlai tried again in ‘56, but couldn’t beat Ike Nixon went after JFK, but John’s who people liked LBJ, the incumbent, Goldwater tried and went In ‘68, Nixon and Humphrey raced, Nixon, president In ‘72, George McGovern ran against Nixon, no go Then, Carter and Ford raced to lead the country, Ford was too slow Chorus In ‘80, Carter’s bad economy put Ron in the seat Walter Mondale tried to push out Reagan, but couldn’t beat George Bush Sr. against Mike Dukakis, Mike had to give up In ‘92, Bill Clinton challenged Bush, Bill won the gold cup In ‘96, Bob Dole and Clinton squared off, Bob conceded Then, Al Gore took on Bush Junior, was close, but more, Al needed In ‘04, Bush faced John Kerry, but John was over and done Then, it was Barack Obama and John McCain, Barack won In ‘12, Obama’s vote count was much higher than Romney’s Next, Hillary faced Trump, seemed hers, but the prize not Hillary’s Last, Trump and Biden, Joe’s the choice, Don reevaluates These were the ‘Almost Presidents’ of the United States #presidentialcandidates #educationalmedia #elementaryeducation #teachingaid