Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Dem, 1952
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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Dem, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, 1844

He got a majority in the first vote but the rules required him to have two thirds. His support began shrinking and James Polk ended up getting the nomination as a compromise candidate.

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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Dem, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, 1920

Though William Gibbs McAdoo won a vast majority of states, he was blocked at the convention by President Woodrow Wilson, who was also his father-in-law. James Cox won the nomination on the 22nd ballot at the convention. Cox went on to lose the election to Republican candidate Warren Harding.

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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Dem, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, Dem, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, Dem, 1920
  8. Robert A. Taft, Republican, 1952
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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Dem, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, Dem, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, Dem, 1920
  8. Robert A. Taft, Republican, 1952
  9. James Blaine, Republican, 1876
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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Dem, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, Dem, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, Dem, 1920
  8. Robert A. Taft, Republican, 1952
  9. James Blaine, Republican, 1876
  10. Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, 2008
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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Democrat, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, Democrat, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, Democrat, 1920
  8. Robert A. Taft, Republican, 1952
  9. James Blaine, Republican, 1876
  10. Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, 2008
  11. Robert Kennedy, Democrat, 1968
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11 was a repeat of 4.

Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Democrat, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, Democrat, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, Democrat, 1920
  8. Robert A. Taft, Republican, 1952
  9. James Blaine, Republican, 1876
  10. Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, 2008
  11. James Guthrie, Dems, 1860
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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Democrat, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, Democrat, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, Democrat, 1920
  8. Robert A. Taft, Republican, 1952
  9. James Blaine, Republican, 1876
  10. Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, 2008
  11. James Guthrie, Dems, 1860
  12. Ronald Reagan, Republican, 1976
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Presidential Candidates Who Came Close to Gaining their Party’s Nomination. Give year.

  1. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2020
  2. William H. Seward, Republican Party, 1860
  3. Bernie, Democratic Party, 2016
  4. Robert Kennedy, Democratic Party, 1968
  5. Estes Kefauver, Democrat, 1952
  6. Martin Van Buren, Democrat, 1844
  7. William Gibbs McAdoo, Democrat, 1920
  8. Robert A. Taft, Republican, 1952
  9. James Blaine, Republican, 1876
  10. Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, 2008
  11. James Guthrie, Dems, 1860
  12. Ronald Reagan, Republican, 1976
  13. Theodore Roosevelt, Republican, 1912

He sought the Republican nomination before running as the Progressive nominee.

He also sought the nomination in 1916 but there were still Republicans who resented him for splitting the party four years earlier.

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Little Nemo, do you have a new category for us?

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i’ll take that aas a pass. Nex4

Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
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Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
  2. Canadian National (CNR)
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Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
  2. Canadian National (CNR)
  3. Great Western Railway (London to Bristol)
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Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
  2. Canadian National (CNR)
  3. Great Western Railway (London to Bristol)
  4. Baltimore and Ohio

Oldest in the US

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Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
  2. Canadian National (CNR)
  3. Great Western Railway (London to Bristol)
  4. Baltimore and Ohio
  5. The Rock Island Line
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I hear it’s a mighty good road.

Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
  2. Canadian National (CNR)
  3. Great Western Railway (London to Bristol)
  4. Baltimore and Ohio
  5. The Rock Island Line
  6. Grand Trunk Railway
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Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
  2. Canadian National (CNR)
  3. Great Western Railway (London to Bristol)
  4. Baltimore and Ohio
  5. The Rock Island Line
  6. Grand Trunk Railway
  7. The Overland Route / The Pacific Railroad / The First Transcontinental Railroad
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Great railroads from the steam era

  1. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
  2. Canadian National (CNR)
  3. Great Western Railway (London to Bristol)
  4. Baltimore and Ohio
  5. The Rock Island Line
  6. Grand Trunk Railway
  7. The Overland Route / The Pacific Railroad / The First Transcontinental Railroad
  8. Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee
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I tried to edit my post to say I was passing but the board was acting up.