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« Reply #25 on: September 04, 2005, 01:46:34 PM »
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« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2005, 03:51:23 PM »
Quote from: A18 on September 04, 2005, 12:58:54 PM
I'm doing a mock election, so I need one with no major third parties (due to limited map colors).

You're actually going to hold the mock election?  Or are you go to try to get Dave to do it?
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« Reply #27 on: September 04, 2005, 03:56:29 PM »
I'm going to try to hold it.
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« Reply #28 on: September 04, 2005, 04:06:21 PM »

OK, cool.  Good luck with it --I'd try to help out with it if you asked me to.
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« Reply #29 on: September 04, 2005, 08:25:19 PM »
'80 and '72. 19, that is. Smiley

'72 marked that people were finally ready for a new direction, but Jimmy would have to prove it to them.
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« Reply #30 on: September 04, 2005, 09:02:48 PM »
1912. Revenge of the third parties!
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« Reply #31 on: September 05, 2005, 02:16:45 PM »
Quote from: Senator Al on September 04, 2005, 04:59:31 AM
Hmm...

Either: 1932, 1936, 1948 or 1964

'48 is a good one.  wasn't born yet, but I just loved all those pictures in my elementary school books of Truman holding up the New York Times "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" headline.  The moral that stuck with me was one of the press (often called "the media" nowadays in the USA) and how I should take it all with a grain of salt.  I suppose that wasn't the planned lesson, but it's the one I got out of it.  Definitely 1948's my favorite.
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« Reply #32 on: September 05, 2005, 06:15:44 PM »
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« Reply #33 on: September 05, 2005, 10:28:24 PM »
2000 - it illustrated the social divide in this country.
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« Reply #34 on: September 05, 2005, 11:29:53 PM »
1976.  It was my first.  Not because it pitted two failures against each other. 
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« Reply #35 on: September 06, 2005, 03:12:06 AM »
1860.
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« Reply #36 on: September 06, 2005, 12:05:16 PM »
I'd have to say 1948. "Give' em Hell" Harry coming from behind to win fairly comfortably

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« Reply #37 on: September 06, 2005, 12:09:21 PM »

That would have to be my least favourite. Still, it's ensured why me and my kin are Democrats

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« Reply #38 on: September 06, 2005, 12:16:29 PM »
Quote from: Democratic 'Hawk' on September 06, 2005, 12:09:21 PM

That would have to be my least favourite. Still, it's ensured why me and my kin are Democrats

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Fun to watch from a cruel spectator's perspective, though. High drama. Grin
Plus four way race, loads of interesting alignments, three likeable candidates, ...
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« Reply #39 on: September 06, 2005, 12:27:55 PM »
Although Truman was unable to do much domestically, thanks to the Dixiecrats.
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« Reply #40 on: September 06, 2005, 01:17:56 PM »
Quote from: A18 on September 06, 2005, 12:27:55 PM
Although Truman was unable to do much domestically, thanks to the Dixiecrats.

Yes, they were pretty powerful back then

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« Reply #41 on: September 06, 2005, 04:25:59 PM »
2008.

I wait also 2012 and 2016 very much.
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« Reply #42 on: September 06, 2005, 08:17:18 PM »
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« Reply #43 on: September 06, 2005, 09:22:36 PM »
2000

Only Presidential election in my lifetime where we didn't know in advance who was going to win.

Exciting to a political junkie !!
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« Reply #44 on: September 08, 2005, 07:52:23 AM »

I personally can't wait until 2020. Smiley
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« Reply #45 on: September 08, 2005, 07:55:03 AM »
Quote from: The Vorlon on September 06, 2005, 09:22:36 PM
2000

Only Presidential election in my lifetime where we didn't know in advance who was going to win.

Exciting to a political junkie !!
I dunno...you knew (rather than "knew") in advance that Bush would win 2004? That's odd. Tongue
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« Reply #46 on: September 11, 2005, 04:27:07 PM »
Wow, PBrunsel didn't pick 1928!

I honestly can't decide. 1948 was great because of the comeback and the eduring image of Harry waving the "Dewey defeats Truman" paper. 1960 was great because it had the greatest campaign spot of all time (the Kennedy jingle). 1980 was great because in my mind, anything associated with the year 1980 is automatically great (Mt. St. Helens excluded). 1992 was great solely because of Ross Perot. 2000 and 2004 were great because of the great range of emotions I went through for both of them.

1948, 1960, 1980, 1992, 2000, 2004 take your pick
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« Reply #47 on: September 11, 2005, 06:54:23 PM »
2000 - Got me interested in politics.

1960 seemed awesome, too, but the result was far from awesome.
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« Reply #48 on: September 11, 2005, 06:55:54 PM »
Quote from: Liberty on September 11, 2005, 04:27:07 PM
1960 was great because it had the greatest campaign spot of all time (the Kennedy jingle).

"A man that's old enough to know..." - Voice of a man
"...and young enough to do..." - Voice of a woman
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« Reply #49 on: September 11, 2005, 06:57:12 PM »
1992 - Yes

1996 - Boring

2000 - Somewhat

2004 - Bleh?
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