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Did anybody see The Contenders? It was CNN show a few years ago about failed Presidential candidates who got the nomination, lost the Presidency, but had an incredible impact (in some cases more impact) than those who won. The candidates they profiled were:

Henry Clay
James Blaine
William Jennings Bryan
Eugene Debs
Charles Evans Hughes
Al Smith
Wendell Willkie
Thomas Dewey
Adlai Stevenson
Barry Goldwater
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
George Wallace
Ross Perot


I'd be interested in seeing a show devoted to people who sought their party's nomination, never got it, but still had a huge political legacy. Who are some people you would list?
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