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Day: May 4, 2016

And whatever happened to ‘tantamount to election’?

“ ‘Presumptive nominee’ was used as early as 1908 by Charlotte Observer to describe William Howard Taft.”

— From a tweet by presidential historian Michael Beschloss (April 26)

hat tip/  Ed Williams

 

Author Lew PowellPosted on May 4, 2016Categories Tar HeeliaTags charlotte observer obsrve, presumptive nominee, william howard taftLeave a comment on And whatever happened to ‘tantamount to election’?
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