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Curse of Tippecanoe AKA 20 yr Curse.

Long story short, since 1840 every president elected on a year ending in a 0 has died in office until Reagan lived in 1980.
Term. Name. Term of death. Cause. Date of Death.
1840 William Henry Harrison First Pneumonia 1841-04-04
1860
Abraham Lincoln Second Assassinated 1865-04-15
1880
James A. Garfield First Assassinated 1881-09-19
1900
William McKinley Second Assassinated 1901-09-14
1920 Warren G. Harding First Uncertain: Heart attack, stroke, or possibly poison 1923-08-02
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth Cerebral hemorrhage 1945-04-12
1960
John F. Kennedy First Assassinated 1963-11-22
1980
Ronald Reagan n/a Attempted assassination - injured but not killed 2004-06-05(Did not die in office)
2000
George W. Bush n/a Attempted assassinations Currently living(Did not die in office)

So what if Reagan had died in the attempt on his life? Or to avoid too many butterflies Reagan died for one reason or another right near the end of his term.

How would that cast a pall on Bush's presidency? How seriously would the curse be taken in Bush's term? If Bush did die in office how would that affect future election? will we see a reluctance to run on terms ending in 0?
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