We have just come through a
very contentious Presidential
Campaign. For months the
pundits and prognosticators and
pollsters were predicting the
outcome. Of course, many got
it right and many got it
wrong. Many said no standing
President has won re-election
with unemployment over 8%.
If they had used Birth Order
as their guide they would have
picked the winner in the last
seven Presidential Elections. Each
of these winners had the
higher birth order than their opponent.
Communication
There is no doubt that in the
last 28years communication of the
candidates ideas through
television has been the major
source of information to the general
public. Many would
say it is the issues that help the public pick a
candidate but
I would say it’s the candidates ability to
communicate with
his audience. The higher birth order has that ability
to make
their points more believable.
Birth Order Power
There is a hierarchy in the
pyramid of power with birth orders.
The oldest or Firstborn
usually has the most power over the
younger siblings. The order
is 1,2,3,4 and then it starts over
again with number 5 as a
lower level number 1.
Double Birth Orders
Double birth orders occur
when there are four of more years
separating a child from all
others in the family. This adds the
Only birth order to their
ordinal number of birth and increases
their power.
One Only Double Birth Orders
The One/Only double birth
order would be represented by a
firstborn that did not have
another sibling for at least 4 years.
This is President Obama as he
is separated by five years from
his younger sister. All
firstborns start life as Only children so
there is little confusion as
to who they are when that have a
double birth order it just
adds power and confidence.
Other Types of Double Birth Orders
When you add the Only birth
order to a number 2, 3 or 4
birth order you can get the
demonstration of two different
people. The reason is that
adding the power of an Only
birth order allows the person
to switch back and forth
between birth orders. This
can be confusing to the public.
Frequently you may hear people
say oh “he is much different
in private” and that is true
as these people have two
personalities. It can be
difficult for them to express a
consistent image and many may
think they are not clear on
the issues. Governor Romney
has a Four/Only birth order
which has the most extreme
difference between the two
birth orders, The Only child is self confident and appears the
adult while the four is the
baby in the family looking to others
for advice.
Presidential Birth Order History
Winner
Loser
2012 Barack Obama 1/0
Mitt Romney 4/0
2008 Barack Obama 1/0
John McCain 2
2004 George
W. Bush 1/0 Al Gore 2/0
1996 Bill Clinton 1/0
Bob Dole 2
1992 Bill Clinton 1/0
George H W Bush 2
Elections with Candidates with the Same Birth Orders
This situation is where a few
missteps or small events can
swing the voters in either
direction.
Winner
Loser
1988 George HW Bush 2
Michael Dukakis 2
53.4% 45.7%
Both had older brothers
1964 John Kennedy 2
Richard Nixon 2
49.7% 49.5%
Both had older brothers that died in
their 20’s
1860 Abraham Lincoln 2 Stephen Douglas 2
39.8% 29.5%
Both had older sisters. There were
four candidates
in this election. Slavery was the
issue of the day.
Exceptions to the Birth Order Rule
Charisma can be the
explanation for the exception to the birth
order rule. This
characteristic is rarely seen in Presidential
candidates but occasionally
it happens. This is
such a strong factor it can
overrule birth order. Ronald
Reagan was said to have this
quality. He was a Second
born with an older brother
and won the election over
Jimmy Carter a Firstborn.
Birth Order the Predictor
This information should be
considered as another factor in
The election process. No tool can be 100% correct but if
history is a lesson than both
parties must add this to their
tools in the selection
process if they want to win.
You can find more information
on Double Birth Orders in,
Life’s
Fingerprint: How Birth Order Affects Your Path
Throughout Life
by Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst
Buy an autographed copy
at: www.mybirthorder.com
and receive a family birth order analysis.
