A supporter once called out, “Governor Stevenson, all thinking people are for you!” And Adlai Stevenson answered, “That’s not enough. I need a majority.”
Via Daily Kos who got it from NPR.
Actually, you don’t need a majority, as four presidents can attest (J.Q. Adams, Hayes, B. Harrison, G.W. Bush). Gee, three of those were direct descendants of previous one-term presidents.