Description: Bob Short ‘78 Minnesota Democratic Candidate For US Senate Pin Button Condition is "Used". Robert Earl Short (July 20, 1917 – November 20, 1982) was an American businessman, sport teams owner, and politician. Owner of the Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Senators / Texas Rangers Short first ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in 1946, and in 1966 he lost a run for lieutenant governor in Minnesota. He also served as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee during Hubert Humphrey's 1968 presidential campaign, remaining involved in the DNC for a number of years. His best-known campaign was for the United States Senate in 1978. Short was a close friend of Humphrey and ran for his seat after Humphrey's death. He narrowly upset Congressman (later Minneapolis mayor) Donald M. Fraser in the Democratic primary, but lost the general election to Republican David Durenberger with only 35% of the vote. During the 1978 campaign, Short's positions on a few hot-button issues — abortion, motorboat usage in the Boundary Waters Canoe area, and government spending — caused many in the liberal wing of the Democratic Farmer–Labor Party to cross over and vote for Durenberger.
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