FerrisBueller86
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« on: February 08, 2005, 09:53:02 PM » |
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Is it just me, or were presidential campaigns more national before 2000? Didn't candidates go to the Grand Canyon, the Redwood Forest, and Yellowstone to talk about environmental issues? Didn't they go to Mount Rushmore to talk about how they would further the legacies of the presidents whose faces were carved onto the mountain? What about the Clinton-Gore train and bus tours across the country in 1992?
In 2000 and 2004, the general election candidates only went to the battleground states to campaign. Yes, I know what the polls were saying, but they are never written in stone. Plus, if you get a non-battleground state to shift significantly your way (even if it's not enough to carry the state), you scare your opponent and force him to use up time and resources to shore it up. Furthermore, you can help your party in down-ticket races as well as future presidential races.
Does anyone here remember other close presidential races? Did the candidates of 1976 and 1960 limit their campaigning to key battleground states, or did they campaign nationwide?
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