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"Blind" Poll for Preparedness of Presidential Nominees

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Preparedness of Losing Presidential Nominees  

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  1. 1. Who was the most well-prepared losing Presidential nominee of the last 50 years? (If you can easily tell who someone is, try to ignore ideology, personality etc. and vote strictly based off of prior experience.)

    • Nominee A - U.S. Governor (12 years), State Representative (6 years), and military service
      1
    • Nominee B - U.S. Senator (20 years), U.S. Lieutenant Governor (2 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee C - U.S. Secretary of State (4 years), U.S. Senator (8 years), and influential First Lady (8 years)
      1
    • Nominee D - Vice President of the U.S. (4 years), U.S. Senator (16 years), and U.S. Mayor (4 years)
      2
    • Nominee E - U.S. Senator (12 years) and military service
      0
    • Nominee F - U.S. Senator (22 years), U.S. Representative (4 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee G - successful businessman and military service
      0
    • Nominee H - Vice President of the U.S. (4 years), U.S. Senator (12 years), State Attorney General (5 years), and military service
      3
    • Nominee I - U.S. Senator (28 years), U.S. Representative (2 years), and military service
      1
    • Nominee J - U.S. Governor (4 years) and successful businessman
      0
    • Nominee K - U.S. Governor (4 years) and military service
      0
    • Nominee L - U.S. Senator (10 years), U.S. Representative (4 years), Director of Food for Peace (2 years) and military service
      2
    • Nominee M - Vice President of the U.S. (8 years), U.S. Senator (8 years), U.S. Representative (8 years), and military service
      3

  2. 2. Who was the most under-prepared Presidential nominee?

    • Nominee A - U.S. Governor (12 years), State Representative (6 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee B - U.S. Senator (20 years), U.S. Lieutenant Governor (2 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee C - U.S. Secretary of State (4 years), U.S. Senator (8 years), and influential First Lady (8 years)
      2
    • Nominee D - Vice President of the U.S. (4 years), U.S. Senator (16 years), and U.S. Mayor (4 years)
      0
    • Nominee E - U.S. Senator (12 years) and military service
      0
    • Nominee F - U.S. Senator (22 years), U.S. Representative (4 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee G - successful businessman and military service
      10
    • Nominee H - Vice President of the U.S. (4 years), U.S. Senator (12 years), State Attorney General (5 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee I - U.S. Senator (28 years), U.S. Representative (2 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee J - U.S. Governor (4 years) and successful businessman
      0
    • Nominee K - U.S. Governor (4 years) and military service
      1
    • Nominee L - U.S. Senator (10 years), U.S. Representative (4 years), Director of Food for Peace (2 years) and military service
      0
    • Nominee M - Vice President of the U.S. (8 years), U.S. Senator (8 years), U.S. Representative (8 years), and military service
      0

  3. 3. Which nominees were under-prepared?

    • Nominee A - U.S. Governor (12 years), State Representative (6 years), and military service
      1
    • Nominee B - U.S. Senator (20 years), U.S. Lieutenant Governor (2 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee C - U.S. Secretary of State (4 years), U.S. Senator (8 years), and influential First Lady (8 years)
      2
    • Nominee D - Vice President of the U.S. (4 years), U.S. Senator (16 years), and U.S. Mayor (4 years)
      0
    • Nominee E - U.S. Senator (12 years) and military service
      0
    • Nominee F - U.S. Senator (22 years), U.S. Representative (4 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee G - successful businessman and military service
      12
    • Nominee H - Vice President of the U.S. (4 years), U.S. Senator (12 years), State Attorney General (5 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee I - U.S. Senator (28 years), U.S. Representative (2 years), and military service
      0
    • Nominee J - U.S. Governor (4 years) and successful businessman
      8
    • Nominee K - U.S. Governor (4 years) and military service
      7
    • Nominee L - U.S. Senator (10 years), U.S. Representative (4 years), Director of Food for Peace (2 years) and military service
      1
    • Nominee M - Vice President of the U.S. (8 years), U.S. Senator (8 years), U.S. Representative (8 years), and military service
      1

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jnewt

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Blind poll on preparedness of losing Presidential nominees.  If you can easily tell who someone is, try to ignore their ideology, personality etc. and vote strictly based off of prior experience.

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jnewt

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  • A- Michael Dukakis
  • B- John Kerry
  • C- Hillary Clinton
  • D- Hubert Humphrey
  • E- Barry Goldwater
  • F- John McCain
  • G- Ross Perot
  • H- Walter Mondale
  • I- Bob Dole
  • J- Mitt Romney
  • K- George Wallace
  • L- George McGovern
  • M- Al Gore
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jvikings1

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The problem with this way of doing is that a person cannot evaluate the success of their experience.  Just holding a position doesn't make someone qualified.

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1 hour ago, JohnnyK said:

To quote someone who now is the President of the USA "Hillary Clinton has experience, but it's bad experience"

Preciously why I made the above comment.

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Reagan04

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4 hours ago, JohnnyK said:

To quote someone who now is the President of the USA "Hillary Clinton has experience, but it's bad experience"

Obama said that?:P 17 more days guys, don't get excited.

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7 minutes ago, Reagan04 said:

Obama said that?:P 17 more days guys, don't get excited.

No, certainly don't get excited. It gets even worse after that. Like the Murphy's Law quote, "Things can always get worse..."

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