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Sat Aug 06 18:04:18 +0000 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@mattyglesias Closest analogy was Nixon in 1968, who almost lost the nomination in Miami Beach to a de facto alliance between Rockefeller and Reagan. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 6, 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Nobody other than an incumbent president has won a nomination in either party without a spirited challenge since 1960. Last time was Nixon in 1960 and even then Rockefeller almost challenged him. — PolitiTweet.org

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Nobody seems to agree with me about this but I think “Trump runs uncontested in 2024 with a deal to pick DeSantis f… https://t.co/8gXEiayeUB

Posted Aug. 6, 2022

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@robstockman2 @davidjoemax @mattyglesias Gore did have a strong challenge from Bill Bradley, who raised as much money. The problem was that Bradley lost the NH primary to Gore by 6,000 votes. And, then because of the weirdness of the Democrats' primary schedule, there was not another delegate contest for 5 weeks. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 6, 2022

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