6 degrees of political separation

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1) Walter Mondale defeated Bob Bol for vice-president in 1976.

Jim Gilmore and Bill Clinton

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1) George H. W. Bush was Ronald Reagan's running mate in 1980.
2) Ronald Reagan ran against Richard Nixon for the Republican nomination in 1968
3) Richard Nixon suceeded Lyndon Johnson as president.

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1. Martin Van Buren preceeded W.H. Harrison as president
2. W.H. Harrison's grandson was Benjamin Harrison
3. Benjamin Harrison preceded Grover Cleveland as president
4. Grover Cleveland's vice-president was Adlai Stevenson
5. Adlai Stevenson's grandson ran against Dwight Eisenhower for president in 1956
6. Melissa Brown was born during the Eisenhower administration.

George Washington and Barack Obama

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1) William Wirt ran for president against Andrew Jackson in 1832.
2) Andrew Jackson's vice-president was Martin Van Buren
3) Martin Van Buren ran for president against Zachary Taylor in 1848.
4) Zachary Taylor died in office.
5) James Garfield died in office.

Thomas Jefferson and Mao Ze Dong.

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1) Bono has the same name as Sonny Bono
2) Sonny Bono was suceeded in Congress by Mary Bono
3) Mary Bono voted to authorize the Iraq War
4) Donald Rumsfeld was one of the key advocates of the Iraq War

Jesus and Hillary Clinton

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1. Ross Perot ran against George Bush in the 1992 presidential election
2. George Bush ran against Ronald Reagan in the 1980 Republican primary
3. Ronald Reagan ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 Republican primary
4. George Wallace ran against Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election

Tommy Thompson and Dwight Eisenhower

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1. Ben Nelson ran for Senate against Chuck Hagel in 1996.
2. Chuck Hagel has been discussed as a running mate of Mike Bloomberg in 2008.
3. Mike Bloomberg suceeded Rudy Giuliani as mayor.
4. Rudy Giuliani is running to suceed George Bush as president.
5. Some say that Katherine Harris helped rig the presidential election for Bush.
6. Katherine Harris ran against Bill Nelson for Senate in 2006.

James Blaine and George McGovern.

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1. Bacon King didn't follow the rules.
2. DWPerry made the rules.
3. DWPerry ran against Bob Casey for PA Treasurer.
4. Bob Casey defeated Rick Santorum for Senate.
5. Rick Santorum is admired by Keystone Phil

George W. Bush and Douglas MacArthur

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1. George Wallace ran against Richard Nixon in 1968.
2. Richard Nixon was Dwight Eisenhower's VP.
3. Dwight Eisenhower suceeded Harry Truman as president.
4. Harry Truman was Franklin Roosevelt's VP.
5. Franklin Roosevelt's 5th cousin was Teddy Roosevelt


Barack Obama and Gene McCarthy.

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1. John Hospers ran for president against George McGovern in 1972.
2. George McGovern ran for the Democratic nomination against Gart Hart in 1984.
3. Gary Hart ran for the Democratic nomination against Al Gore in 1988.
4. Al Gore's running mate in 2000 was Joe Lieberman.
5. Joe Lieberman ran for the Democratic nomination against John Kerry in 2004.
6. John Kerry's running mate in 2004 was John Edwards.

Hillary Clinton and Barry Goldwater

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