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Gary Warren Hart (né Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs.
Gary Richard Williams [2] (January 24, 1942 – March 16, 2008) was an American professional wrestling manager, as well as a professional wrestler in his early career, best known by his ring name Gary Hart. [1]
Hart in 1987. Gary Hart was the national campaign director for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign. [1] Hart, a Democrat represented Colorado in the Senate from 1975 to 1987. He ran for president in 1984, losing the Democratic nomination to Walter Mondale. Hart won 26 states compared to Mondale's 19, but Mondale gained more delegates. [2]
The pair were pictured on a dock during a yacht trip to Bimini that Hart, Rice, and others took before he announced his presidential campaign. [17] Hart is wearing a T-shirt bearing the words Monkey Business, the yacht's name. The photo was published alongside the headline "Gary Hart Asked Me to Marry Him". [16]
Former U.S. Senator Gary Hart delivers a speech in 1987. Hart was the runner-up for the 1984 Democratic nomination and front-runner for 1988, but his campaign faltered and collapsed after revelations of an extra-marital affair. The Democratic front-runner for most of 1987 was former Colorado Senator Gary Hart. [36]
After his affair emerged, the Herald reporters found Hart's quote in a pre-print of The New York Times Magazine. [30] After the Herald's findings were publicized, many other media outlets picked up the story and Hart's ratings in the polls plummeted. On May 8, 1987, a week after the Rice story broke, Hart dropped out of the race. [29]
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Peter Dominick ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by Democrat Gary Hart. As of 2024, this is the last time that an incumbent Senator from Colorado lost re-election for this seat, and the last time that El Paso County voted for the Democratic candidate in a Senate election.
Nomination rival Gary Hart stated before Ferraro's selection that he would accept an invitation to run with Mondale; [72] Hart's supporters claimed he would do better than Mondale against President Reagan, an argument undercut by a June 1984 Gallup poll that showed both men nine points behind the president.