Polk ran against whig Henry Clay. Polk's predecessor, John Tyler, was a whig and became extremely unpopular before the 1844 election.. basically, Americans were mad at the whig party and didn't want to elect Clay.
James K. Polk ran for president in order to establish the border of the American portion of the Oregon Country. He also wanted to settle the border between Texas and Mexico.
Well, he didn't want to become president the people just wanted him to but he didn't want to deny them.
he always wanted to be president, and his friends told him ( you can beat him )
James Polk didnt want to be president, he wanted to be vice president
Polk ran and was elected in 1844.
he was a dip but served at least two terms.
what led James Madison to run for president
he was 1,000 years old when he was elected... when he died he was 5,000,000
He got elected to the House Of Representatives five times
Taylor did not run against Polk but rather against Lewis Cass of Michigan in 1848. Polk was the incumbent president but chose not to run for re-election.
He decided not to run for a second term and so left office because his term was up.
Anyone has the right to want to be president
No one. Polk served one term, but chose not to run in 1848.
James K. Polk made a campaign promise to serve only one term as president. He believed that one term was sufficient to accomplish his main goals, which were to settle territorial disputes with Mexico and successfully implement his agenda for territorial expansion. Polk felt that by limiting himself to one term, he could focus all his energy on achieving these objectives.
No, James K. Polk never lost a presidential election. One of his campaign promises was not to run for re-election.
John Adams's rivalry against Thomas Jefferson was what led him to run for president