A '''perennial candidate''' is somebody who runs several times for political office, without ever winning. After repeated unsuccessful runs a perennial candidate often becomes the subject of [[joke]]s.
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==Examples==
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* [[Harold Stassen]] who ran 9 times for President between 1948 and 1992
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* [[Lyndon LaRouche]] who ran 8 times for President between 1976 and 2004