December 5, 2008
Fifty-two years ago today, New York Gov. Averell Harriman (D), a two-time unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, announced he would seek re-election as governor in 1958 (Dec. 5, 1956).
Although 1958 would be a huge Democratic year, Harriman lost to Republican Nelson Rockefeller.
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