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WinsingtonIII t1_iwl1u0q wrote

Reply to comment by nebirah in What if Charlie Baker runs for President? by nebirah

Romney in 2012 and Kerry in 2004 come to mind, and there was Dukakis in 1988 (but that wasn’t a close race). Actually a pretty decent recent showing for a state the size of MA to have 3 major party presidential candidates make the general election in the last 35 years. But none of them won.

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boomajohn20 t1_iwlfayl wrote

Don’t forget Liz Warren in 2020

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WinsingtonIII t1_iwlgl7t wrote

True, but I was only counting candidates who made the general election. Honestly, since OP said New England generally, Sanders has made a bigger impact in primaries than Warren did.

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Electronic_Company64 t1_iwloqpl wrote

Dukakis had a big lead over Senior Bush that summer, but then, the tank and then the question about Kitty and rape. He was just too cold ( or analytical) for most people. Would have been a good president though.

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