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Post by Joey on Feb 22, 2016 20:00:03 GMT -5
1972 U.S Presidential election, the candidatesDemocratic Party
Senator George McCovern from South Sakota | Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey from Minnesota | Senator Edmund Muskie from Maine | Representative Shirley Chrisholm from New York | Delegate Walter Fauntroy from Washington, D.C. | Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts | Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa | Senator Birch Bayh from Indiana | Former Governor W. Haydon Burns from Florida | Representative Patsy Mink from Hawaii |
Republican Party
President Ronald Reagan from California |
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Post by Joey on Feb 23, 2016 12:44:36 GMT -5
1972 Presidential primaries
Democratic Party: Former Governor W. Haydon Burns, Representative Shirley Chrisholm and Senator Harold Hughes withdrew before the primaries had even begun.
Senator George McCovern was the early frontrunner and kept that momentum going for the majority of the primary race.
Representative Patsy Mink withdrew after finishing dead last in Iowa.
Senator Ted Kennedy slowly gained momentum but ultimately chose to withdraw and endorse Edmund Muskie after Florida.
Senator Birch Bayh and Delegate Walter Fauntroy withdrew after South Carolina. Bayh claimed he would try against in 1976.
Senator McCovern, Former Vice President Humphrey and Senator Muskie became embroiled in a heated campaign which saw Humphrey withdraw after Nebraska.
McCovern and Muskie were pretty much tied through the final weeks of the primaries but in the end, Muskie conceded to McCovern.
Senator George McCovern was named the Democratic Presidential nominee. He selected Senator Harold Hughes as his running mate.
Republican Party: Incumbent President Ronald Reagan will seek re-election with his running mate, incumbent Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.
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Post by Joey on Feb 23, 2016 12:57:03 GMT -5
Ronald Reagan Party: Republican Running mate: Nelson Rockefeller Electoral vote: 402 States carried: 38 + D.C. | George McCovern Party: Democratic Running mate: Harold Hughes Electoral vote: 136 States carried: 16 |
President Ronald Reagan has been re-elected to his second term as President.
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Post by Joey on Feb 23, 2016 18:50:47 GMT -5
1974 Canadian federal election, the candidates Robert Stanfield Party: Progressive Conservative Leader's seat: Halifax | Pierre Trudeau Party: Liberal Leader's seat: Mount Royal
| Ed Broadbent Party: New Democratic Leader's seat: Oshawa-Whitby | David Lewis Party: Canadian Alliance Leader's seat: York South |
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Post by Joey on Feb 24, 2016 19:51:15 GMT -5
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Post by Joey on Feb 24, 2016 19:56:22 GMT -5
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Post by Joey on Feb 26, 2016 12:17:29 GMT -5
1976 Presidential election, the candidatesDemocratic Party: Former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia | Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana | Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia | Senator John Glenn of Ohio | Activist Harvey Milk of California | Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota | Former Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina |
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Republican Party: Former House Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan | Former CIA Director George H.W. Bush of Texas | Governor George Romney of Michigan | Former Governor John Connally of Texas | Senator Bob Dole of Kansas |
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Post by Joey on Feb 26, 2016 12:28:23 GMT -5
1976 Presidential primaries
Democratic Party: Former Governor Terry Sanford and Senator Jennings Randolph both withdrew from the race following the Iowa caucuses.
Former Governor Jimmy Carter was the front-runner but fell in the polls after a poor showing during a debate.
Senator Walter Mondale withdrew after Illinois and endorsed Senator Birch Bayh, who was quickly rising in the polls.
Senator John Glenn withdrew shortly after Mondale after finishing dead last in North Carolina. He endorsed Activist Harvey Milk who was hanging on by a thread.
Milk began campaigning extremely hard and after Jimmy Carter shockingly dropped out, he was almost matching Birch Bayh in the polls.
The Democratic National Convention arrived and they decided to select Senator Birch Bayh as the Democratic nominee for President. He selected Walter Mondale as his running mate.
Republican Party: The early front-runner was Former CIA Director George H.W. Bush but he withdrew soon after claiming he would try again in 1980 and was not ready to be President.
Senator Bob Dole withdrew a short time after the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Governor George Romney.
George Romney began steadily rising in the polls and Former Governor John Connally and Former House Leader Gerald Ford both withdrew from the race and endorsed Romney for President.
At the Republican National Convention, Governor George Romney was selected as the Republican nominee for President. He chose Gerald Ford as his running mate.
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Post by Joey on Feb 26, 2016 12:39:11 GMT -5
George Romney Party: Republican Running mate: Gerald Ford Electoral votes: 473 States carried: 40 | Birch Bayh Party: Democratic Running mate: Walter Mondale Electoral vote: 64 States carried: 10 + D.C. |
Governor George Romney has been elected the 38th President of the United States.
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Post by Joey on Feb 28, 2016 15:14:07 GMT -5
1978 Canadian federal election, the candidates Pierre Trudeau (PM) Party: Liberal Leader's seat: Mount Royal | Robert Stanfield Party: Progressive Conservative Leader's seat: Halifax | Ed Broadbent Party: New Democratic Leader's seat: Oshawa-Whitby | John Turner Party: Canadian Alliance Leader's seat: Vancouver |
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Post by Joey on Feb 28, 2016 15:20:21 GMT -5
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Post by Joey on Feb 28, 2016 15:24:52 GMT -5
1980 U.S. Presidential election, the candidatesDemocratic Party: Former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia | Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts | Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota |
Republican Party: President George Romney of Michigan |
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Post by Joey on Feb 28, 2016 15:29:27 GMT -5
1980 U.S. Presidential primaries
Democratic Party: Former Governor Jimmy Carter dominated the polls early on and was the presumptive front-runner.
Senator Walter Mondale ran an extremely dirty campaign and dropped out about mid-way through the primaries and didn't make any endorsement.
Senator Ted Kennedy withdrew just prior to the National Convention and threw his support behind Jimmy Carter.
At the Democratic National Convention, Jimmy Carter was selected as the Democratic nominee for President. He selected Ted Kennedy as his running mate.
Republican Party: Incumbent President George Romney was once again selected as the Republican nominee for President with his Vice President Gerald Ford.
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Post by Joey on Feb 28, 2016 15:37:27 GMT -5
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Post by Joey on Mar 9, 2016 17:34:23 GMT -5
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