Nym90
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« on: April 30, 2016, 12:05:04 PM » |
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Trump's affair with Marla Maples in the early 90's was pretty well known to the larger public and got a lot of play in the press. He was definitely a celebrity in the 1980's as well for his real estate empire and casinos.
So yes, having a Presidential election between two candidates who have each been known to most Americans for at least 24 years is probably unprecedented in American history.
The only one that would come close, if we look just at the family names as opposed to the candidates themselves, would be Bush vs. Gore in 2000 since they both had well known fathers, but you are right that most Americans wouldn't have known much of George W. himself before 1994, or Al before 1988. And Gore Sr. wasn't that much of a household name either.
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