6 degrees of political separation

[DownWithTheLeft]

1.) Winston Churchill served alongside FDR
2.) FDR's VP was Harry Truman
3.) Harry Truman lost to Eishenhower
4.) Eisenhower's VP was Nixon
5.) Nixon's VP was Ford
6.) Ford and LaRouche were candidates in the 1976 election

Ned Lamont and Bob Menendez

[YRABNNRM]

Both men ran for the United State Senate in 2006.


Margaret Thatcher and Jon Tester

[Sensei]

Jon Tester defeated Conrad Burns for Senate
Conrad Burns is a conservative
Margaret Thatcher is a Conservative

Mel Martinez and Abe Lincoln

[Speed of Sound]

Mel Martinez is a senator from Florida.
Abe Lincoln brought Florida back to the Union.

Mitt Romney and Barbera Boxer

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Mitt Romney, who thinks writing Obama's name "Osama" is witty, is a complete and utter political hack.
A Political hack is a word which could easily define Barbara Boxer.

Bertie Ahern & Frederick Douglass (hah!)

[Sensei]

Frederick Douglass spent two years lecturing in Great Britain and Ireland
Bertie Ahern is the Taoiseach of Ireland at current

Mike Gravel and Lynn Swann 

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Lynn Swann lost to Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell was a DNC chair this decade
Howard Dean was a DNC chair this decade
Mike Gravel probably shook Howard Dean's hand at the last debate

Thomas Paine and Pete Stark

[Sensei]

Thomas Paine was elected to the legislative body of France
Pete Stark was elected to the legislative body of the United States

Fidel Castro and Ron Paul

[Blerpiez]

1) Ron Paul ran for vice-president against Lloyd Bentsen in 1988
2) Lloyd Bentsen contested the Democratic nomination for president in 1976 against George Wallace
3) George Wallace ran for President against Hubert Humphrey in 1968
4) Hubert Humphrey served as vice-president under Lyndon Johnson
5) Lyndon Johnson served as vice-president under John F. Kennedy
6) John F. Kennedy authorized the Bay of Pigs invasion against the government of Fidel Castro

Strom Thurmond and Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was elected President in '60 and was assassinated, causing VP Johnson to become President
John Kennedy was elected President in '60 and was assassinated, causing VP Johnson to become President
Strom Thurmond won a statewide election in 1960 in South Carolina, along with John Kennedy

Robert Morris and George Soros

[YRABNNRM]

The rules need to be changed in some way to make this more fun...

[Sensei]

The rules need to be changed in some way to make this more fun...

like "no George Soros"

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The rules need to be changed in some way to make this more fun...

like "no George Soros"

And nothing this indirect

Thomas Paine was elected to the legislative body of France
Pete Stark was elected to the legislative body of the United States

[Erc]

The rules need to be changed in some way to make this more fun...

What might be good would be the same sort of rules as in "...Kevin Bacon", where the actors in each step have to appear in the same movie together.  In this case, they'd have to appear in the same election together (or something else similarly close, such as being closely related...or in the case of foreign leaders, something like appearing at a summit together?).  Both being "elected to the Senate"--even at the same time--just doesn't cut it.

Blerpiez' recent one is a pretty good one, I think.

As for Jfern's one:

1) Robert Morris and James Madison both attended the Constitutional Convention and signed the Constitution.
2) Bernie Sanders attended James Madison High School.  (Urgh...but it's pretty impossible otherwise to get from one to the other otherwise).
3) Bernie Sanders and Richard Sugarman were roommates. (Thanks Wikipedia!)
4) Richard Sugarman and Joe Lieberman were roommates.
5) Joe Lieberman lost the 2004 Democratic Nomination to John Kerry
6) John Kerry's presidential campaign was supported financially by George Soros

William Wirt and James Garfield.

[SPC]

1) William Wirt ran for president against Andrew Jackson in 1832.
2) Andrew Jackson's vice-president was Martin Van Buren
3) Martin Van Buren ran for president against Zachary Taylor in 1848.
4) Zachary Taylor died in office.
5) James Garfield died in office.

Thomas Jefferson and Mao Ze Dong.

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James Madison succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President, and wrote the 27th amendment of the US
Don Wilson certified the 27th amendment
Ronald Reagan appointed Don Wilson, and his last public appearance was at Richard Nixon's funeral
Mao Ze Dong met Richard Nixon in an important meeting

Ben Franklin and Frances Perkins

[Ebowed]

1. Benjamin Franklin was selected to be President of Pennsylvania in 1785.
2. The state of Pennsylvania voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated the first woman to be Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins.

Bono & Donald Rumsfeld

[SPC]

1) Bono has the same name as Sonny Bono
2) Sonny Bono was suceeded in Congress by Mary Bono
3) Mary Bono voted to authorize the Iraq War
4) Donald Rumsfeld was one of the key advocates of the Iraq War

Jesus and Hillary Clinton

[Sensei]

Jesus is the prophet of Christianity
Hillary Clinton is a Christian

Barack Obama and Clint Eastwood

[DWPerry]

The rules need to be changed in some way to make this more fun...

What might be good would be the same sort of rules as in "...Kevin Bacon", where the actors in each step have to appear in the same movie together.  In this case, they'd have to appear in the same election together (or something else similarly close, such as being closely related...or in the case of foreign leaders, something like appearing at a summit together?).  Both being "elected to the Senate"--even at the same time--just doesn't cut it.

This is what I intended, apparently I wasn't clear at the beginning.

[DWPerry]

Barack Obama and Clint Eastwood

Barack Obama defeated Alana Keyes in 2004 for US Senate
Alana Keyes was a UN Ambassador during the Reagan Administration
Ronald Reagan starred in a 1941 movie titled Million Dollar Baby
In 2004 a movie titled Million Dollar Baby was Directed & Produced by Clint Eastwood


Harold Stassen & Earl Dodge

[CPT MikeyMike]

Richard Nixon's Solicitor General was Robert Bork.

Bork's 1987 Supreme Court nomination hearing was chaired by Joe Biden.

Barry Bonds and Lee Harvey Oswald. It took me six degress to design this one and it has some poltical figures here. GO...

[DWPerry]

They both ran for President.

Richard M. Nixon and Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

RULES, follow the rules!!!! Connect people using specific elections/actions.
ACCEPTABLE
Candidate A defeated Candidate B in 1992 election
A was Executive & B was VP/Lt Governor
A appointed B to office

NOT ACCEPTABLE
A & B are from the same State
A & B both ran for the same office

[Joe Republic]

Barry Bonds and Lee Harvey Oswald. It took me six degress to design this one and it has some poltical figures here. GO...

In less than six steps:

1. Barry Bonds has been involved in a scandal involving steroids, as was Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
2. Arnold Schwarzeneggar is married to Maria Shriver.
3. Maria Shriver is the niece of John F. Kennedy.
4. John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

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Bob Packwood and Mike Gravel.

(Think: Vietnam)

[CPT MikeyMike]

Barry Bonds and Lee Harvey Oswald. It took me six degress to design this one and it has some poltical figures here. GO...

In less than six steps:

1. Barry Bonds has been involved in a scandal involving steroids, as was Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
2. Arnold Schwarzeneggar is married to Maria Shriver.
3. Maria Shriver is the niece of John F. Kennedy.
4. John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

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Bob Packwood and Mike Gravel.

(Think: Vietnam)

I didn't think of that route, nice job!

I had Bonds to Hank Aaron to Jim Bunning to Bill Clinton to JFK to Oswald.