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Will Willard Romney be the Harold Stassen of our generation? (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
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giftedgirl77
(4,713 posts)1. Jeebus, I hope not...
I keep willing Willard to go away, far, far, away.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)2. No. Stassen never won a nomination or even had a chance of winning.
Romney, shockingly, has and does.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)3. How many times did Reagan run?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)6. Three, 68, 76, and 80
But only 76 and 80 were serious runs and in 76 he nearly knocked off the sitting president of his own party.
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)4. Romney won't make it out of the first couple of primaries.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)5. I was thinking more along the lines of Pat Paulsen. n/t
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)7. No
I seem to recall Bob Dole ran a zillion times.