Plucking the Eagle's Wings

Plucking the Eagle's Wings

While the comparisons are remarkable, I do not wish to imply that Bush could not, or will not, be elected to a second term. Hayes simply chose not to run again. Some Americans believe that Bush is an invalid president because he did not carry the popular vote. From a faith based view, it is clear that George W. Bush was ordained of God to enter the White House during this prophetic season. The pattern between Hayes and Bush gives credence to the Scripture, "That which has been is that which shall be," and the verse, "That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been" (Ecclesiastes 1:9; 3:15). There are other patterns or cycles regarding Election 2000; however, they are not as dramatic as those above. Two Hundred Years Ago in 1800 During the election in 1800, each state elector cast two votes for president. The candidate with the most votes became president, and the candidate with the second most votes became vice president. In 1800, each candidate got 73 votes, or 52.9% for Thomas Jefferson and 52.9% for Aaron Burr. It took 36 votes in the House of Representatives to break the tie and give the election to Thomas Jefferson. Two hundred years later, the Presidential election was split, and after 36 days the electoral majority was certified to George W. Bush. The 2000 election in November fell on the same month as the 200 th anniversary of the opening of the White House. It was built under the leadership of George Washington, but it was the president elected in 1800 who was first to live in the new "people's house." The Contested Election in 1960 The most recently contested American presidential election was forty years ago in 1960. Richard Nixon contested ballot tabulations in his election with John Kennedy. In the Bible, the number forty represents testing. Goliath taunted Israel for forty days and Christ was tempted in the wilderness for forty days (1 Samuel 17:16 and Matthew 4:2). Forty years after the Nixon-Kennedy dispute, the 2000 challenge literally tested the patience of the nation. One of the biggest controversies in 1960 involved Texas and Illinois votes. One expert calculated that there were 100,000 votes for Kennedy and Johnson that were simply non-existent. At one polling station there were 4,895 registered voters and

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