Reply #13: You mean like one candidate was the front-runner at this point in 1988 before losing?

[jackson_dem]

I would mention his name since he was the last candidate to be leading this late and ultimately lose the nomination but I hear if you mention the great man's name it is racist. He must be buried in history to make room for St. Obama I guess. :shrug:

Here is a reminder. The name has been edited out since we can't mention him anymore:

"In early April 1988, _____________ appeared on the covers of both Time and Newsweek magazines. _________ had convincingly won the Michigan primary two weeks earlier. It was his first primary victory in a northern industrial state and gave him the credibility he had been seeking for five years. He could now be considered a “frontrunner.” Following that primary, ________ led Dukakis in popular votes and was neck and neck with the Massachusetts governor in delegates. And by winning over a quarter of the white vote, _______ appeared to have broken through the image of him as the “black presidential candidate.”"

Undoubtedly the race card will be played at the mere reference to this but in 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 the leader at this point for either party went on to win the nomination. The last time a candidate in either party led this late but last was 1988. The point? This isn't fucking over. :)