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Who's the greatest failed presidential nominee of modern times?

Who is the greatest failed presidential nominee of modern times?

  • Mitt Romney

    Votes: 5 20.0%

  • Ron Paul

    Votes: 4 16.0%

  • Hillary Clinton

    Votes: 4 16.0%

  • Newt Gingrich

    Votes: 1 4.0%

  • Joe Biden

    Votes: 1 4.0%

  • Rick Santorum

    Votes: 1 4.0%

  • John Edwards

    Votes: 7 28.0%

  • Other(Please State)

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • Total voters
    25
AreteCourage said:
I don't put that blame solely on the Clinton's. Gingrich and his cronies were part of it as well. This new high level of partisanship was caused by both big parties. They all had their hands in the cookie jar.
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Until Clinton became President, you generally had Presidents and leaders in congress working together - with Clinton, and every President after with the exception of Bush during the 9/11 aftermath, hyper-partisanship has been the norm.

You could possibly go back to the Justice Bork confirmation hearings to see the seeds of hyper-partisanship being sown, but Clinton is when it fully bloomed.
 
CanadaJohn said:
Until Clinton became President, you generally had Presidents and leaders in congress working together - with Clinton, and every President after with the exception of Bush during the 9/11 aftermath, hyper-partisanship has been the norm.

You could possibly go back to the Justice Bork confirmation hearings to see the seeds of hyper-partisanship being sown, but Clinton is when it fully bloomed.
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I can't disagree necessarily with your assessment. It did take off during his administration for sure. My only argument is that it wasn't just Bill Clinton...it was Congress and his administration.
 
AreteCourage said:
I can't disagree necessarily with your assessment. It did take off during his administration for sure. My only argument is that it wasn't just Bill Clinton...it was Congress and his administration.
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This is true enough - it takes two to do the partisan hyper-dance.
 
John Liberty said:
Yes I meant people who were nominees but not nominated by their party....whoops.
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If that is what you meant then I'll give it Michelle Bachmann and Howard Dean respective to their parties
 
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