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Blake Stewart
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Stewart in 2015

Blake Stewart (born December 18, 1952) is an American politician and attorney. He was the party's nominee for the 2004 presidential election and was defeated in a landslide by the opposition candidate, who would become the 43rd president of the United States. Stewart was under consideration to serve as Secretary of State in President Selina Meyer's second administration.

Background[]

Stewart served as an Iowa state senator from 1987 to 1993, and as Governor of Iowa from 1995 to 2002. He attended the funeral of Rick Cowgill in 2015.

2004 presidential campaign[]

Stewart announced his candidacy for president in 2003. He won the party nomination in 2004. He later recalled that campaigning was initially exhilarating. On election night, Stewart was defeated in a 49-state loss. Stewart would later blame himself for the loss, citing his poor public speaking skills.

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