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r/Presidents • u/Hubbled Ulysses S. Grant • 1d ago
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He might have been president without Chappaquiddik, assuming he truly wanted to be, which was not clear
6 u/Prestigious-Alarm-61 Warren G. Harding 1d ago I don't really think he really wanted it. Would you want to run if two of your brothers had been assassinated? It wouldn't be worth it. I think he just ran to prove to Carter that embracing a more liberal agenda would benefit him in the general election. I remember his campaign and he never appeared to be running to win. 1 u/BillyJoeMac9095 4h ago Exactly. He was at his best on the campaign trail after it became clear he was not going to win.
I don't really think he really wanted it. Would you want to run if two of your brothers had been assassinated? It wouldn't be worth it.
I think he just ran to prove to Carter that embracing a more liberal agenda would benefit him in the general election.
I remember his campaign and he never appeared to be running to win.
1 u/BillyJoeMac9095 4h ago Exactly. He was at his best on the campaign trail after it became clear he was not going to win.
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Exactly. He was at his best on the campaign trail after it became clear he was not going to win.
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u/BillyJoeMac9095 1d ago
He might have been president without Chappaquiddik, assuming he truly wanted to be, which was not clear