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By IOL Reporter 
8h ago
Johannesburg: The writing is on the wall, Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States after a grueling electoral contest.
Biden has a slight edge in Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, and if he holds onto those tracks until the final countdown, he will have enough in his armor to become the next president of the United States.
In the United States, presidential candidates require 270 electoral votes to win the election.
In 2016, when the president of the United States, Donald Trump, emerged as the winner, astonishing Hillary Clinton and her supporters, Trump received 2 million fewer votes than the Democratic candidate, but more importantly, he obtained 304 electoral votes in comparison. with Clinton’s 227.
As things stand now, Biden has at least 3 million more votes than Trump, but he also leads him 264-214 in the electoral voting system.
Biden needs just six more electoral votes to become the next POTUS (President of the USA).
With Trump seemingly in a panic and denying his impending defeat, with court actions in several undecided states, the writing seems clear on the wall that he will not retain the White House.
Starting with the most recent presidents who served only one term, here is a list of nine other former presidents of the United States who served only one term:
George HW Bush – 1989-1993
It has been 27 years since a president of the United States failed to secure a two-term term from the electorate. The most recent US president to fail to secure a second term was Bush, like the 41st POTUS, who was defeated in 1993 by Democratic candidate Bill Clinton, who served two terms in the White House.
Clinton was succeeded by Bush’s son, George W. Bush, who also served two terms, before Barack Obama served two terms.
Bush snr’s biography in the White House says he was determined to make America a kinder and gentler nation. He died in November 2018, at the age of 94.
Jimmy Carter – 1977-1981
Jimmy Carter was POTUS 39 until he was ousted by Ronald Reagan, who served two terms. He was a Democrat.
His biography on the White House website reads: “Carter worked hard to combat the continuing economic problems of inflation and unemployment. At the end of his administration, he could demand an increase of almost eight million jobs and a decrease in the budget deficit, measured as a percentage of gross national product. Unfortunately, inflation and interest rates were near record levels, and efforts to reduce them led to a brief recession. “
The staff of the US embassy was also kidnapped in Iran during his tenure. When he left office, Iran released 52 Americans, the White House said.
In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, promote democracy and human rights, and promote economic and social development, the White House said.
His non-profit organization, Habitat for Humanity, built thousands of houses in Africa, including in Sherwood, Durban.
Gerald Ford – 1974-1977
Gerald Ford was POTUS # 38 after becoming the country’s first unelected president when Richard Nixon resigned after the Watergate scandal. He forgave Nixon and the Americans didn’t forget him, kicking him out of office to pave the way for Carter in the next ballot.
He was a Republican.
Herbert Hoover – 1929-1933
Herbert Hoover was POTUS # 31 until he lost reelection to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who completed three terms.
The stock market crashed shortly after his election and the United States went into a Great Depression.
“After the collapse, Hoover announced that while he would keep the federal budget balanced, he would cut taxes and expand spending on public works.
“In 1931, the repercussions of Europe deepened the crisis, despite the fact that the president presented a program to Congress calling for the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to help businesses, additional help for farmers facing foreclosure , banking reform, a loan to the states to feed the unemployed, expansion of public works and a drastic government economy, “said his page on the White House website.
He was a Republican.
William Howard Taft – 1909-1913
Taft was the twenty-seventh president of the United States and lost to Woodrow Wilson, who served two terms. Taft also served as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States from 1921-1930.
You are still the only person who has worked in both positions.
He was a Republican.
Benjamin Harrison – 1889-1893
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States for a single term until he was ousted by Grover Cleveland.
He was a Republican.
Martin Van Buren – 1837-1841
Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States until he lost his reelection campaign to William Henry Harrison of the Whig party.
He also served as Secretary of State, both under the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
Founder of the Democratic Party.
John Quincy Adams – 1825-1829
JQ Adams was the sixth president of the United States and the second who failed to secure a second term when he lost to Andrew Jackson, a Republican Democrat. Represented the Whig Party.
John Adams – 1797-1801
Adams was the first president of the United States not to serve a second term, when he lost to Thomas Jefferson, a Democrat-Republican. Represented the Federalist Party.
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