Where Do the Presidential Candidates Live?
Ever wonder where the presidential hopefuls live? I did! Try to guess who lives in each of these houses pictured above. They belong to the following candidates:
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Mitt Romney
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Barack Obama
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John Edwards
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Hillary Clinton
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John McCain
Here are the answers. How many did you guess? (Starting with the top row of pictures, left to right.)
1. John Edwards just moved to this sprawling Chapel Hill, North Carolina property (pictured upper left). It’s a $6-million, 102-acre estate with an indoor recreation area that includes a pool and squash court.
2. John McCain, whose wife Cindy is heir to the Hensley beer fortune, bought two condo units for $4.6 million in this new luxury tower in Phoenix (pictured upper right). They combined the units into a single 7,000-square-foot apartment. Among the amenities provided: a zero-edge rooftop pool, an in-house spa, and 24-hour concierge service.
3. Hillary Clinton owns this $1.7 million Dutch Colonial in Chappaqua, NY (pictured lower left). It was built in 1889 and has 5 bedrooms and 4 baths at the end of a cul-de-sac. The Clintons also own a $2.85 million home in D.C.
4. Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, who is an administrator at University of Chicago Hospitals, paid $1.65 million for this Georgian-revival home in Kenwood, a landmark district on Chicago’s South Side (pictured lower center). Oprah, one of Obama’s supporters and a fellow Chicogoan, lives on the ritzier North Side.
5. Mitt Romney owns several homes, including this $10-million lakeside retreat in rural New Hampshire overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee (pictured lower right). He also owns a ski lodge near Park City, Utah, and a residence in Belmont, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb.
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Forget about whether you like the candidates themselves, the issues they support, and the parties they represent. Which house (or estate) do you like best? Vote in our poll for the one you’d most like to live in. It’s time to bring this country together. . .with real estate.
UPDATE: the poll is closed. Here are the results:
Which presidential candidate’s house would you most like to vote for?
- John Edwards’ 102-acre estate in Chapel Hill
20% - John McCain’s luxury condo on Phoenix
12% - Hillary Clinton’s Dutch Colonial in Chappaqua
8% - Barack Obama’s Georgian-Revival in Chicago
12% - Mitt Romney’s lakeside retreat in New Hampshire
48%
Total Votes: 25
To read more about the candidates’ homes, including those belonging to Rudy Guiliani and Mike Huckabee, go to Newsweek online. Photo credits: Don Carrington, 2211camelback.com, AP.
January 26th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Hahahaha!! I didn’t get any of the homes right at all — I mixed them all up! How did everyone else do?
January 26th, 2008 at 2:03 am
J-Dawg, I beat you!!! I got John Edwards’ house correct.
Which one would like to live in? K-Dawg
January 26th, 2008 at 2:25 am
I voted to live in the one on the bottom-right, the lakeside resort place. It looks like a great place to live.
J-Dawg, signing off.
January 26th, 2008 at 4:13 am
I got all five correct. Great blog. Lots of fun.
Hey, J-Dawg. You and I can be cool on the lake. I’m ready to buy it now. Do you have the down payment?
January 26th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
It depends. Is the down payment less that $200? If it is, i’m in.
January 27th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Well, they say it’s a buyer’s market now, so maybe you’re in luck!