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« on: April 30, 2015, 05:29:12 PM » |
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« edited: April 30, 2015, 05:36:37 PM by mathstatman »
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Mondale 1984. Second worst electoral and one of the worst popular defeats in history despite campaigning his tail off. Totally misread the will of most voters (raise taxes, Reagan is a hairbreadth away from launching nuclear war, religious fundamentalists have too much influence, etc.) I respect Mondale and think he would have made a decent President; but he had no idea how to appeal to voters outside his home state and a handful of other areas. Bush 92 would be a strong second choice. He thought sporadic, cliche conservative appeals (shedding tears over Baptist support, saying carjackers should go to jail until they're so old they can't drive, etc.) would win people over, and he ended up sounding humorless and wooden, like a relic of the past.
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