James K. Polk, the original "dark horse" candidate, laid out his foreign policy and domestic aims early, achieved them in one term and then declined to run again. Billed as the "Manifest Destiny ...

In 1844, James K. Polk became the first dark horse candidate to win the presidency, beating Henry Clay. Polk promised that he would be a one-term president. Challenges: James K. Polk was an avowed ...

He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley ... began before two attempts on his own life in 2024, so that might be a new reason ...