# A "peace candidate" cannot be elected POTUS in 2008

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-peace-candidate-cannot-be-elected-potus-in-2008/322021>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 16, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-peace-candidate-cannot-be-elected-potus-in-2008/322021 "2005-09-16T19:13:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-peace-candidate-cannot-be-elected-potus-in-2008/322021/21 "2005-09-20T16:59:21Z")

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I was 12 in '72, so I can’t say I was politically aware either. 😉 I don’t remember the rabbit stew thing at all…but then I probably wouldn’t.

-XT

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-peace-candidate-cannot-be-elected-potus-in-2008/322021/22 "2005-09-20T17:12:34Z")

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And I was five. But I remember campaigning for McGovern as my mom took me around while she was canvassing.

Explains a lot, doesn’t it?

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