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|Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers.
 
|Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers.
 
|Barack Obama is 6' 1" (185 cm), and Mitt Romney is 6' 2" (188 cm). When Obama won, it broke the streak.
 
|Barack Obama is 6' 1" (185 cm), and Mitt Romney is 6' 2" (188 cm). When Obama won, it broke the streak.
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|2012?
 
|2012?
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|No white guy who's been mentioned on Twitter has gone on to win.
 
|No white guy who's been mentioned on Twitter has gone on to win.
 
|Twitter was founded in 2006; Barack Obama was the first president elected since its founding, and although he had been mentioned on Twitter prior to his election, he is not a white male and so did not break the streak. The streak was broken in 2016 when Donald Trump was elected.
 
|Twitter was founded in 2006; Barack Obama was the first president elected since its founding, and although he had been mentioned on Twitter prior to his election, he is not a white male and so did not break the streak. The streak was broken in 2016 when Donald Trump was elected.
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|...Until Trump.
 
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