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« on: June 14, 2004, 05:22:50 PM »
I'm curious to know whether Harold Stassen ran in the general election for president.  I know that he tried for the Republican nomination nine times, but I also thought that he ran in the election also as an independent.  Of course, can't find any info confirming or denying that.

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« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2004, 07:24:27 PM »
he ran for president of the United States nine times, governor of Minnesota four times, governor of Pennsylvania twice, the U.S. Senate twice, and mayor of Philadelphia once.
never as an independant.
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« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2004, 07:45:29 PM »
Thanks for the info.  

If he didn't run in the general elections as an Independent, what party did he run under?  Or did he just run in the primaries?

Thanks and

Aloha from Honolulu!

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« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2004, 07:47:29 PM »
He was a Republican.
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« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2004, 09:28:00 PM »
He almost won the 1948 Republican Nomination. He had defeated General Douglas MacArthur in Wisconsin, MacArthur's home state. He lost to Dewey in Oregon due to his proposal to outlaw the CPUSA. Had he won in Oregon he would hav been nominated for President.
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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2004, 06:01:34 AM »
Anyone knew what races he won? I know he won none of his presidential bids and 2 (right?) of his guberntaorial runs, but what about the others?
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« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2004, 12:45:07 PM »
Quote from: Gustaf on June 16, 2004, 06:01:34 AM
Anyone knew what races he won? I know he won none of his presidential bids and 2 (right?) of his guberntaorial runs, but what about the others?

He was elected Senator from Minnesota. He did well in the 1948 Republican Primaries.
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« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2004, 11:18:18 PM »
I've always felt sorry for Harold Stassen. He tried on I believe 8 or 9 elections to become the Republican nominee. He reminded me of guys like Debs or Bryan. Try as you might, he just couldn't win.
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« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2004, 06:49:47 PM »
The word "Stassenitis" is used now for continuous candidates for President.

Some people suffering from this politicval disease are Lyndon LaRouche and Ralph Nader.
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« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2004, 08:07:55 PM »
Add Earl Dodge to that list (Prohibition Party nominee every election since I believe 1984).
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« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2004, 08:09:21 PM »
Quote from: Lawrence Watson on August 16, 2004, 08:07:55 PM
Add Earl Dodge to that list (Prohibition Party nominee every election since I believe 1984).

He has been the nominee since 1976 I think.
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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2004, 09:24:21 PM »
VP nominee from 1968-1976.
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2004, 10:27:45 AM »
Quote from: PBrunsel on August 16, 2004, 08:09:21 PM
Quote from: Lawrence Watson on August 16, 2004, 08:07:55 PM
Add Earl Dodge to that list (Prohibition Party nominee every election since I believe 1984).

He has been the nominee since 1976 I think.

Nope, Lawrence was right, since 1984. In 1980 he ran for Vice-President with Benjamin Bubar under the "Statesman" political party. In 1976 he also ran with Bubar, then as the Prohibition candidate.

He didn't run in 1968 or 1972.

So he ran for VP in '76 and '80 and President in '84,'88,'92,'96 and '00.
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« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2004, 12:29:51 PM »
I tried to recall everything from memory, and They are a hard group to track. LOL.
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« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2004, 02:17:06 PM »
National Statesman Party was the official name of the Prohibition Party durring the 70's. Their Newsletter The National Statesman is where they get the name from.
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« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2004, 03:50:58 PM »
The Party has actually split into two factions, to make membership even smaller. (Pro-Dodge and Anti-Dodge)
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« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2004, 04:16:50 PM »
I think whichever side cracks 100 votes will lead them in the future.
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« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2004, 04:23:21 PM »
Yes they do. I'm a fan of that site, and found this place through Politics1. I think the party is going down the crapper very unceremoniously, but, that's politics. Too bad *Sigh*.
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« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2004, 06:24:36 PM »
This split is quite tragic. Dodge had a convention in his living room in 2003 that had 8 deleagtes (all his family members) and they nominated him.

This may be the fisrt time since 1872 the Prohibtion Party had not been on the ballot. Sad
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« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2004, 04:00:25 PM »
I'm almost tempted to vote for them out of sheer pity, but I can't, cause I'm not old enough...
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« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2004, 04:06:34 PM »
There's always the write in.
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« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2004, 06:51:09 PM »
I like the Prohibition Party, but I would have vpted against Prohibition had I lived in the early 1900's.
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« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2004, 11:18:46 PM »
The party is totally opposite my views, I'd still vote for them out of sheer pity.
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« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2004, 08:33:40 AM »
Quote from: Lawrence Watson on August 18, 2004, 11:18:46 PM
The party is totally opposite my views, I'd still vote for them out of sheer pity.

It is a very Conservative Christian Party. It models it's views after the views of Henry Ward Beecher and Billy Sunday.
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« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2004, 12:37:32 PM »
Yes, I know. Although, when they split for the first time back in 1896 over silver, One group The "Narrow Gougers" just focused on the prohibition issue. The "Broad Gougers" adopted a populistic platform.
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