George Romney was initially the front runner for nomination in the 1968 election. However he was an infective campaigner and fell behind Richard Nixon in the polls.
Mitt Romney made a run for the presidential nomination in the 2008 election and won the nomination 2012 election but lost against the arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Bob Dole did run for the nomination in the 1980 presidential election. He was the early frontrunner for the GOP nomination in the 1996 presidential race, which he eventually won, but lost against William Jefferson Clinton who ran for reelection
RINO ROmney, author of gay marriage and ObamaCARE,
did not lose to Obama; Instead, the bastard GAVE UP.
After backstabbing the Gov. Palin and her little
children, the Bishop Romney had nothing left in him
to even criticize or dispute a real fight
which EVEN HIS WIFE COULD HAVE WON.
If only she had run, instead of the stinking liar Romney.
George H.W. Bush ran against Ronald Reagan in the 1980 primaries, but after the primaries when Ronald Reagan won the nomination Ronald Reagan chose him as his running mate.
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Saying Reagan chose Bush is a bit generous.
I think it was more like shoved down his throat by the GOPE.