# May the tallest man win

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-tallest-man-win/254437>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-tallest-man-win/254437 "2004-07-10T15:03:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-tallest-man-win/254437/1 "2004-07-10T15:03:06Z")

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Its been said that the tallest candidate (from the 2 main parties) is the one is gets elected.  
Has this always been true?  
And  
Who is taller, Keryr or Bush?

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**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-tallest-man-win/254437/2 "2004-07-10T15:08:13Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=265268&highlight=taller](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=265268&highlight=taller)  
:dubious:

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-tallest-man-win/254437/3 "2004-07-10T15:20:01Z")

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:eek:

well. Good memory.  
I never even checked the first answers. :o