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There are a lot of third party voters. Remember they gave us Clinton.

Maybe they did in some ways but I also blame a very inept campaign by then President Bush X41 and the GOP and a pretty effective campaign by then Gov Clinton and his campaign (it's the economy, stupid).

VOTE REPUBLICAN NOV. 5, 2002

Take back the Senate
Retain the House

"I also blame a very inept campaign by then President Bush X41 and the GOP"

As I recall he began a vigorous campaign and was in good shape but it suddenly, mysteriously flat-lined. I don't even think it "ramped down". People I know who were on the hill at the time (oldtime Republicans) were baffled.

Long term we found out whose hypothesis was correct. Bush I wasn't ill. Bush II knows very well what his performance entails. It remains for me to speculate whether his accord will require a one term design as well.

Meanwhile government is bigger and I can't think why we didn't know it would be when we voted for an "anointed" or perhaps I should say "dubbed".