He would have been destroyed by a competent Republican.
I only wish Newt had ran against him in 96. It would have been a bloodbath
Clinton had too much information on Newt. Newt was compromised by his personal behavior that did not play well with traditional conservatives.
“I only wish Newt had ran against him in 96. It would have been a bloodbath”
If memory serves me right the Republican Elites had the long knives out for Newt and caused his ouster from the speakership. So I don’t know how he would have done.
Jack Kemp or Rudy Giuliani would have beaten Clinton in ‘96.
Conversely Jim Webb probably would have destroyed Trump. Thankfully the Democrats went with the worst candidate in the primary (not counting the elector crank Prof. Lessig).
Yes, against a competent Republican. Newt would’ve lost badly. Do you not remember that he folded like a cheap suit during the budget showdown of ‘95 and was the most unpopular GOP figure in 1996 ? 20 years later, he has never recovered from his unpopularity.
It might have been closer, but I can't state unequivocally that Newt would have won. But I would have loved seeing what would have happened.
I never listened to another thing Dick Morris had to say after that election since he had aided and abetted a 2nd Clinton term.
If Bush had been competent he would have won easily in 1992.
It's harder to say that anybody could have dislodged Clinton in 1996.
The economy was in Clinton's favor and Perot siphoned off enough votes to ensure Clinton's reelection.