“Dole didn’t win. McCain didn’t win.”
No two, or three, elections are entirely the same.
Dole ran against Clinton, who was very popular although not with “us”. The economy was going gang-busters and remember Clinton ran on “it’s the economy, stupid” and so had kept that promise to improve the economy. Or at least that was how it appeared at the time. Plus the public had already slapped him down by giving Gingrich and Co. back control of the house during the midterms and Clinton was “triangulating” with them. Plus Bill Clinton never acted like he hated America or Americans.
As to McCain, he was awful and had gone out of his way many times to be a “maverick” by which he seemed to mean someone beloved by the NY Times. He COULD have been a good candidate, but he kept chasing that NY Times love, screwing over Sarah Palin in the process. He probably had the WORST campaign staff EVER, it seems to have been filled with two-faced, back-stabbing self-dealers.
Add to that the media frenzy over the “First Black President” (tm) and McCain never stood a chance.
So, what I’m saying is in the first case the incumbent (Clinton) was in a strong position for re-election and in the second the big O just out-politicked McCain mostly due to the failings of McCain and the cravenness of the media.
I get the arguments that Romney is 1. just as bad as Obama, 2. almost as bad as Obama, 3. worse than Obama, 4. neither better or worse than Obama but the country is going to collapse so let a Dem be at the helm when it does.
But I gotta say this, again, Barack Obama hates this country, hates its people. He, himself may not be an anti-white racist but FOR SURE Eric Holder is. Obama is violating the constitution on a regular basis in big and small ways. He’s lost Egypt and squandered our hard won success in Iraq. And.....he’s a nincompoop.
I’m voting “R” in November regardless of the nominee.
You are the only one to point out Obumo’s racism and utter hate for America. That alone is reason enough for me to vote Romney if necessary to get this excrement out of office.
Yes. I did vote for Newt and would gladly do so again.
I have no illusions of what Romney is, but I know what he isn't. He isn't someone who'd hire Holder.