Okay, let's say you have two candidates:
The first candidate is a moderate southern democrat. He has been a congressman, senator, and vice-president for 25 years. His party is the incumbent party, during which the president was impeached but found innocent by the Senate. He nominates a moderate Jewish senator from the northeast as his running mate.
The second candidate is a far-right Republican from Texas. He has been governor for only 6 years, and his father was a controversial former President. He is essentially the result of nepotism. He nominates an ailing crony from Wyoming as his running mate.
Would you believe me if I were to tell you that the second ticket won? How did Al Gore do so badly? I'm not advocating Al Gore or anything, but I'm just wondering how this happened.
mostly because most of the "facts" you site have little relevance to who one votes for for President. Plus some of the "facts" you site are either inaccurate or were not perceived that way at the time. Elections aren't won by resumes. They are won by people.
Silly idea for a thread.
