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Renew Deal

(81,856 posts) Wed Jun 29, 2016, 08:50 AM Jun 2016

Has there ever been a president or VP from Maine?

I'm almost positive there hasn't been a president. But what about a VP?

Trump is going to campaign with the "worst governor in America" today. He found a guy worse than himself.

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Has there ever been a president or VP from Maine? (Original Post) Renew Deal Jun 2016 OP

Hannibal Hamlin was Lincoln's first VP Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #1

Interesting Renew Deal Jun 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #3

Muskie alas was only a candidate. Gormy Cuss Jun 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #10

Muskie wasn't Vice President. He was Secretary of State. Aristus Jun 2016 #9

James Blaine came within a whisker of being elected President in 1884... First Speaker Jun 2016 #5

Romanism? Renew Deal Jun 2016 #6

Absolutely... First Speaker Jun 2016 #8

I encourage LePage to resign as governor to campaign full time for Trump. eShirl Jun 2016 #7

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. Hannibal Hamlin was Lincoln's first VP

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 08:58 AM

Jun 2016

Born in Paris, Main, 1809.

Renew Deal

(81,856 posts)

2. Interesting

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 09:15 AM

Jun 2016

Thanks. I don't think there will be one in 2016

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Gormy Cuss

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4. Muskie alas was only a candidate.

Reply to rjsquirrel (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 10:30 AM

Jun 2016

Hamlin was the only one from Maine to serve as VP and no POTUSes were from Maine.

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Aristus

(66,337 posts)

9. Muskie wasn't Vice President. He was Secretary of State.

Reply to rjsquirrel (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 10:56 AM

Jun 2016

n/t

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

5. James Blaine came within a whisker of being elected President in 1884...

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 10:39 AM

Jun 2016

...but lost when a prominent clergyman denounced the Dems as the party of "rum, Romanism and rebellion", thereby getting out the Irish vote...

Renew Deal

(81,856 posts)

6. Romanism?

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 10:40 AM

Jun 2016

Does that have something to do with the catholic church?

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

8. Absolutely...

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 10:45 AM

Jun 2016

..."Romanism" was a pejorative for the Catholic Church, like "Papist". Catholics at the time were regarded much as Muslims are now...

eShirl

(18,491 posts)

7. I encourage LePage to resign as governor to campaign full time for Trump.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 10:43 AM

Jun 2016

He's like the Travel Size Chris Christie.

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