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WCGreen

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52. Having his nomination speech at 3:00 AM didn't do anyone any good.

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What is the worst run presidential campaign you've ever seen? [View all] Curtland1015 Sep 2012 OP

Nothing comes close to this. Not even Goldwater. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #1

Just out of curiousity, what were Goldwater's missteps? Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2012 #6

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." Frightening stuff. 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #17

Been reading up on it a little. These bits stand out: Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #24

He was another right-wing pseudo-populist-oligarch. He would be a Teahadi now, or McCain. bemildred Sep 2012 #27

Need you ask? aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #2

Romney's making his case. But there is something to be said about John McCain's decision... Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2012 #3

I've never seen anything this bad. liberalmuse Sep 2012 #4

I'm a senior goclark Sep 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Sep 2012 #5

bob dole bigtree Sep 2012 #7

actually Ford closed a humungous gap dsc Sep 2012 #15

This one takes the prize. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #8

McCain's was the biggest train wreck I can remember. Although sufrommich Sep 2012 #9

Holy crap. I forgot all about McCain suspending his campaign. Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #14

+1! uponit7771 Sep 2012 #38

I've heard that's exactly what happened. k2qb3 Sep 2012 #41

It was this week 4 years ago McCain suspended his campaign and it was a slow roll from there NotThisTime Sep 2012 #43

McCain was a better candidate, though. Quantess Sep 2012 #18

We're "in the moment" with the Romney campaign though. I think in sufrommich Sep 2012 #26

I was around for Goldwater's campaign cleduc Sep 2012 #10

Definitely this one XemaSab Sep 2012 #12

Bachmann's campaign was predictably short-lived ... lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #13

This is a disaster Aerows Sep 2012 #16

Walter Mondale got destroyed. MrSlayer Sep 2012 #19

McGovern was worse than Mondale... WI_DEM Sep 2012 #22

I don't remember that one though. MrSlayer Sep 2012 #36

Missouri senator Thomas Eagleton. trof Sep 2012 #46

Having his nomination speech at 3:00 AM didn't do anyone any good. WCGreen Sep 2012 #52

We are in the hard weeks now Aerows Sep 2012 #25

Every day for most of the last three weeks hifiguy Sep 2012 #33

You may have a point. When Mitt woke up yesterday, he thought he was Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #44

No one could have beaten Raygun in 1984. hifiguy Sep 2012 #40

So far Willard is taking the cake. WI_DEM Sep 2012 #20

Mitt has 45 more days to finish the job of the worst ever. Give him time. vinny9698 Sep 2012 #21

For me that would be McGovern, 1972. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #23

Yeah, the "I'm still behind him 1000%" and then dumped him shortly thereafter. trof Sep 2012 #47

I don't know, but Obama is running the best campaign I ever saw Kolesar Sep 2012 #28

Dole and Dukakis were not at all good. hifiguy Sep 2012 #29

You mean a party nominee, right? Dick Nixon, 1972 McCamy Taylor Sep 2012 #30

How WAS Nixon so popular back then? Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #34

The "Southern Strategy" that's how. bemildred Sep 2012 #37

LBJ correctly predicted "We've lost the southern vote for a generation" s he signed the Civil Rights trof Sep 2012 #49

If you can call 30 years shortly dsc Sep 2012 #53

I'm watching it now. gkhouston Sep 2012 #31

McCain-Palin sakabatou Sep 2012 #32

Hello? Does the name Rick Perry ring a bell? NoPasaran Sep 2012 #35

Willard Romney's. sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #39

Dukakis was the worst. former9thward Sep 2012 #42

3 things did him in. trof Sep 2012 #50

I think we're watching it unfold. Lugnut Sep 2012 #45

I would nominate this one....Romney/Ryan but I was a teenager Grammy23 Sep 2012 #48

Without a doubt, McGovern.... WCGreen Sep 2012 #51