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GOP No. 2s Try Harder

Runners-up enjoy inside track next time around

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2008 10:40 AM CST

(Newser) – If history is any guide, Mitt Romney had every reason to smile last week as he endorsed John McCain, the Washington Post reports: Every GOP nominee of the past 30 years, except George W. Bush, finished second in the previous contested primary. Judging from the... Read full story »

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