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« on: June 26, 2015, 07:56:40 AM »

I made this observation elsewhere, but whatever. Since the death of FDR, the following prominent NY politicians have all been hyped up as possible or even likely Presidents:

Dewey
Rockefeller
Lindsay
RFK
M. Cuomo
Giuliani
Bloomberg
Hillary (TBD)

Feel free to remind me of any I may have missed. All of course failed, with misjudgement, cowardice, laziness and assassination being just a few reasons.

Perhaps it'll take a non-officeholder (Trump!) to break it? Tongue
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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2015, 07:59:01 AM »

So George Pataki's campaign is doomed?
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2015, 03:12:14 PM »

Eisenhower and Nixon were both New York residents when elected President.
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« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2015, 03:24:45 PM »

coming from an NY resident -- the good old days, the days of 47 Electoral Votes, are gone.
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« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2015, 05:08:37 PM »

Eisenhower and Nixon were both New York residents when elected President.

Neither held office in NY though.
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« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2015, 05:25:28 PM »

New York seems to be very good at creating paper tigers like Lindsay, Cuomo, Giuliani, Rockefeller and Clinton. The two who've came the closest-RFK and Clinton were both 'carpetbaggers' who were coming after a much loved President
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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2015, 05:28:44 PM »

Eisenhower and Nixon were both New York residents when elected President.

Neither held office in NY though.

Well, Eisenhower didn't hold office in any other state, either.
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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2015, 03:52:10 PM »

New York's Presidential Republicans have, traditionally, been moderate Republicans, or even liberal Republicans, in a party that has progressively turned rightward.  Pataki, who is considered a pro-choice conservative by NY standards is a moderate Republican in terms of the national party.  It's why Pataki, who is no less qualified for the Presidency than Jeb Bush (who is clearly more conservative than Pataki) is in the hunt, despite Bush Fatigue.  It's nothing new.  Dewey was a moderate Republican who ran on a liberal Republican platform; he lost in 1948 in part because Truman dared the GOP to enact their platform with their Congressional majorities prior to the election.  They couldn't do it, mainly because the Congressional GOP of 1948 was significantly more conservative than Dewey and the GOP platform. 

Giuliani was in the same boat; he was running for President as something of a pro-choice conservative, but he had been the candidate of NY's LIBERAL Party when he ran for mayor.  Giuliani's campaign collapsed once it became clear that McCain was more electable. 

We all know about Nelson Rockefeller.

I don't count HRC as a "New Yorker".

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« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2015, 04:04:29 PM »

Eisenhower and Nixon were both New York residents when elected President.

Neither held office in NY though.

Well, Eisenhower didn't hold office in any other state, either.
Nixon's home state is Cali, since he was elected office there.
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