Posted on 12/01/2018 4:35:40 PM PST by Rummyfan
"Where's the outrage?" asked Bob Dole back during his hopeless presidential campaign against Bill Clinton. But few enough folks were outraged by Slick Willie's friskiness with both women and the truth that Clinton was easily re-elected. Back in the days when "everybody lied about sex" and Democrats were extolling the virtues of hypocrisy, nobody had much time for outrage; the old moral order was changing and iconoclasm ruled the world. Dole may as well have been spitting into the wind:
Appearing at downtown performing arts center, where he stood before a giant mural depicting the glory days of the Lone Star State, Mr. Dole continued: ''Can you imagine former President Bush doing one of those things? No! And you never imagine Bob Dole doing one of those things either. So where's the outrage? Where's the outrage? When will the voters start to focus?''
At another point he asked: ''When do the American people rise up and say, 'Forget the media in America! We're going to make up our minds! You're not going to make up our minds!' This is about saving our country!'' Singling out The New York Times for the second straight day, Mr. Dole went on: ''We are not going to let the media steal this election. We're going to win this election. The country belongs to the people, not The New York Times.''
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I remember the 96 campaign.
Bob Dole only campaigned like the last week week and a half, like he really wanted it. I was friging pissed because he spent so much time like he didnt want to win.
I remember the 96 campaign.
Bob Dole only campaigned like the last week week and a half, like he really wanted it. I was friging pissed because he spent so much time like he didnt want to win.
Dole ran because it was his turn.
And because he didnt really want to win, it was the most milquetoast phoning it in campaign I ever saw.
For me, the two worst Republican, Presidential campaigns were run by Dole and McCain.
IMHO they, like Terry Malloy, were told, "It ain't your night kid."
He would appear on the Sunday talk shows and, all by himself, exude the confidence of a man simply awaiting his turn at the job. I dont think that sort of confidence goes over well with a public who has never had their turn.
Trump campaigned, and still does, like every moment and audience counts. He may stumble, but he keeps moving and takes nothing for granted. He knows the votes are in the hands of the people even if the cheaters are in the pockets of others.
Yeah, McCain despised his own running mate.
Supposedly a whopping 49% of eligible voters turned out in 1996. That’s pretty horrific if true. Not that any election since has been so much better.
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