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fishwax

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2. it was Romney's great-grandfather who was the polygamist, iirc

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2012, 01:40 PM

May 2012

His grandfather left the US, yes, but was unmarried and in his early teens when Romney's great grandparents moved the family to Mexico. So Romney is three generations out from a polygamous relationship. Which is still closer than any other candidate I know of offhand, other than (as you point out) Obama.

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re: the polygamy angle [View all] cthulu2016 May 2012 OP

Point? Herlong May 2012 #1

Your guess is as good as mine. SunsetDreams May 2012 #4

it was Romney's great-grandfather who was the polygamist, iirc fishwax May 2012 #2

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #7

I am not familiar with the sexual practices of previous Presidential candidates recent ancestors, ZombieHorde May 2012 #3

I thought it peculiar because it's 2012 cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

I agree. That is also interesting to me. nt ZombieHorde May 2012 #6