Redban
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« on: July 07, 2013, 11:08:35 PM » |
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A lot of talk has been about the GOP's failures at the presidential level. They have lost the popular vote in 5 of the last 6 elections. That's 1 win in roughly 25 years. And that win (2004) was a squeaker; Bush barely took it.
So people are arguing that the GOP needs to change. That anti-gay marriage, anti-abortion, anti-big government, and anti-amnesty are not good platforms.
But is that really the truth?
I think it may be more simple than that --- the GOP has simply not fielded a good candidate.
1992 - George H.W. Bush
1996 - Bob Dole
2000, 2004 - George W. Bush
2008 - John McCain
2012 - Mitt Romney
Do any of them strike you as great candidates? Bob Dole was arguably the worst candidate either party has fielded since Reagan.
The GOP is picking old guys with little charisma and poor speaking abilities.
The Dems are picking young, charismatic people like Obama, Clinton (both), and Gore. They brought a popular environmentalist, the first African-American president, the best speakers since JFK, and (almost) the first woman president.
That's why, for instance, the young vote is going for the Dems -- their candidates are "cooler."
Agree?
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