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Margaret Chase Smith's Presidential Campaign
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Margaret Chase Smith's Presidential Campaign

How a Mainer ran the ultimate outsider campaign for president, even though it shouldn't have been.

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Jim Fossel
Apr 13, 2023
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A version of this column originally appeared in the Bangor Daily News.

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Many years ago — 59, to be precise — a Mainer waged an uphill battle for the presidency of the United States. This candidate face…

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