6 degrees of political separation

[DWPerry]

I thought this would be kinda fun. Name two politicians and then the next poster must connect the two in less than six steps. Then name two more politicians.

Example:
Me & Rick Santorum

1)2004 Darryl W. Perry defeated by Bob Casey for PA Treasurer
2)2006 Rick Santorum defeated by Bob Casey for US Senate

Go:
Bob Dole & Walter Mondale

[SPC]

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

Jim Gilmore and Bill Clinton

[Speed of Sound]

Jim Gilmore was succeeded as Governor of Virginia by Mark Warner, who was defeated in 1996 by John Warner, who voted to convict Bill Clinton of obstruction of justice.


Katherine Baker Knoll and Howard Dean

[DWPerry]

1)Katherine Baker Knoll is Lt. Governor with Ed Rendell
2)Ed Rendell was Chairman of the DNC succeeded by Terry McAuliffe
3)Terry McAuliffe was succeeded by Howard Dean as Chairman of the DNC


Jim Clymer & Joe Lieberman

[YRABNNRM]

Clymer ran for Senate in PA.
Al Gore won PA in 2000 Presidential election.
Joe Lieberman was Al Gore's running mate in 2000.


William Weld and Theodore Roosevelt

[TheWildCard]

William Weld was Born in New York
TR was Mayor of New York

Ronald Reagan and Benjemin Franklin

[King]

Neither blank space nor blank space are very involved in politics. (Damn edits...uh, gotta think of an answer on the spot...)

Both Franklin and Reagan had lives outside of politics?

George H.W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson

[SPC]

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.

[YRABNNRM]

Both Franklin and Reagan had lives outside of politics?

Well that's not very fun at all

[Gabu]

Two unnamed people are both anonymous.

Dennis Kucinich and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[King]

Both Franklin and Reagan had lives outside of politics?

Well that's not very fun at all

Hey, I had a few seconds to think of something after WC added in his names.

[King]

Dennis Kucinich and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger loves Republicans.
Republicans hate Joe Biden.
Joe Biden hates Dennis Kucinich.



Dwight Eisenhower and Al Gore.

[TheWildCard]

Dwight Eisenhower and Al Gore both carried California when they ran for President

Again, Ronald Reagan and Benjamin Franklin

[Jaggerjack]

What are two people with no real similarity?

Bernie Sanders and Joe Lieberman

[King]

Bernie Sanders is an Independent Senator.
Joe Lieberman is an Independent Senator.

Alan Keyes and Lyndon LaRouche

[TheWildCard]

Both men have made failed attempts at running for President

William McKinley and John Hancock

[Gabu]

William McKinley signed stuff.
So did John Hancock.

Boris Yeltsin and Al Gore (no one said they had to be Americans!)

[Bacon King]

Boris Yeltsin attended the 1997 Denver G8 Summit.
US President Bill Clinton also attended the summit.
The vice president of Clinton was Al Gore.

Richard Nixon and Marion Barry

[DWPerry]

1)Ron Paul was defeated by George HW Bush for President in 1988
2)G HW Bush was defeated in 1992 by Bill Clinton
3)Bill Clinton defeated Larry Agran as Democratic Candidate for President

Loretta Nall & Zell Miller

[Bacon King]

Loretta Nall lost the Alabama Gubernatorial election to Bob Riley.
Bob Riley served in the House of Representatives alongside Johnny Isakson.
Johnny Isakson succeeded Zell Miller as Georgia senator.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Bacon King, you forgot to add two ppl

I'll put two names out there:

Steve Lonegan and Frank Lautenberg

[DWPerry]

1) Steve Lonegan lost the 2005 Republican nomination for Governor to Doug Forrester
2)Doug Forrester lost the 2002 US Senate Race to Frank Lautenberg


William H. Taft & Earl Warren

[Sam Spade]

1. William Howard Taft served in the Supreme Court with Pierce Butler.
2. Pierce Butler served in the Supreme Court with Hugo Black.
3. Hugo Black served in the Suprrme Court with Earl Warren.

Martin Van Buren and Melissa Brown.

[SPC]

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

[DWPerry]

1) George Washington owned slaves; Alan Keyes is a descendant of slaves
2) Alan Keyes lost US Senate election to Barack Obama


Winston Churchill & Lyndon LaRouche