That worked well MT @BeschlossDC: Last time defeated general election candidate got party's nomination next time was Stevenson, 1956.
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@BeschlossDC You're forgetting that Nixon was defeated in 1960 as a general election candidate before winning in 1968 and 1972. -
@TimothyJShaw1@BeschlossDC "next time" presumably means next consecutive election. Nixon didn't run in '64.
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@BeschlossDC That didn't work out too well. When was the last one that won? - 1 more reply
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@BeschlossDC And I guess, like Romney, he just wasn't aggressive enough to have much of a chance, no matter who the opposing party nominated -
@DavidECohen_ Adlai lost in '52 and '56 because no one stood a chance against Ike. He was a popular war hero. -
@acobasi Ike was great. Only downside was late 50s recession and missile gap. But Adlai I don't think had much to his own merit -
@DavidECohen_ merit. He had an outstanding record as Governor of Illnois, rooting out corruption, improving infrastructure, and reforming -
@acobasi Well, also blame Adlai and his campaign team for not getting JFK on the '56 ballot -
@DavidECohen_ JFK wouldn't have made a difference. He would have got crushed regardless. Joe Kennedy didn't want his son on that ticket. -
@acobasi Yeah it's crazy how Joe was pretty conservative yet all his political children became poster childs of the Democrat party -
@DavidECohen_ Yeah that is very interesting. Especially seeing how FDR (arguably the most liberal president we've had) made him Chairman of
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@BeschlossDC@mitchellreports Course, he ran against Pres Eisenhower & strange 4 ithese days, some took exception 2 his being divorced.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Nixon missed a cycle, making his comeback all the more impressive.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC And we all know what happened to Delmore Schwartz as a result!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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