Which US president was most responsible for James Polk winning the presidency?

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Odonnell says: Andrew Jackson. James K. Polk extended the Nation's boundaries to the shores of the Pacific Biography: Often referred to as the first 'dark horse' President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil War. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1795. Studious and industrious, Polk was graduated with honors in 1818 from the University of North Carolina. As a young lawyer he entered politics, served in the Tennessee legislature, and became a friend of Andrew Jackson. In the House of Representatives, Polk was a chief lieutenant of Jackson in his Bank war. He served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving to become Governor of Tennessee. Until circumstances raised Polk's ambitions, he was a leading contender for the Democratic nomination for Vice President in 1844. Both Martin Van Buren, who had been expected to win the Democratic nomination for President, and Henry Clay, who was to be the Whig nominee, tried to take the expansionist issue out of the campaign by declaring themselves opposed to the annexation of Texas. Polk, however, publicly asserted that Texas should be 're-annexed' and all of Oregon 're-occupied.' The aged Jackson, correctly sensing that the people favored expansion, urged the choice of a candidate committed to the Nation's 'Manifest Destiny.' This view prevailed at the Democratic Convention, where Polk was nominated on the ninth ballot. Thu May 11 21:14:02 CDT 2000 (Delete Entry) (Edited for length - McG) May 05 02, 2:35 PM

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