-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Tim Francis-Wright Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 10:00 PM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: [lbo-talk] Re: Preordained front-runners
Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> Has anyone ordained as the front-runner years in advance ever
> won a nomination?
>
George Bush the younger did so in 2000, after getting preordained
as the front runner in 1998 or so.
See http://www.cookpolitical.com/column/1998/070498.php and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/09/98/us_midterms/203007.stm for example...
--tim francis-wright
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