Bad Atlas takes: 90s edition

[GAinDC]

Not sure the forum was around in the 90s, but if it was, what would be some of the bad takes that would be popular on here, only to be disproven? I can think of a few:

Early 90s:
Nobody can beat Bush and the best Dem candidates should just wait until 1996

No way Clinton will win states like New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont or California. They are just too Republican.

We’d probably have endless threads about Sistah Soulja as well


Mid 90s
Pre Republican Revolution: No way Republicans will gain much in the south in the 1994 midterms. Dems are still very strong downballot there

Post Republican Revolution: How doomed is Clinton?


Late 90s
Endless threads about Lewinsky
Bush will easily beat Gore

[wnwnwn]

1996 Can Dole win back KY?

BartIsADem (D-OR): I like Clinton, but Dole is an appealing candidate (at least more than Bush) and the increasing partisianship will likely reduce Bill's appeal in the South. Can Dole win back Kentucly for the GOP? Discuss.

FarmerDole (R-KS): The president is too overrated here. #DOLE 1996 is the better cadidate and will win by large with thre help of #VPKemp who will appeal to northern moderates. Meanwhile, Clinton scandals and Gore enviromental nonsense will destroy their campaign.



ClayisBack (I-OH): There are parts of northern KY were protectionism is appealing. KY will likely be part of Perot's #landslide.

[GAinDC]

LOL! I love this

There would definitely a be a whole squad of Perot stans who would probably be extremely obnoxious to everyone

And you know that in 1996 there would be Dole truthers convinced until the bitter end that he’s about to win!

[Pres Mike]

Bush will easily beat Gore

Bush was leading in every poll since 1997. Until the October surprise with the DUI, Bush was on track to win the popular and electoral vote.

Gore rolled a 5. He needed a 6

[GAinDC]

Bush will easily beat Gore

Bush was leading in every poll since 1997. Until the October surprise with the DUI, Bush was on track to win the popular and electoral vote.

Gore rolled a 5. He needed a 6

The 2000 election is another good reminder that it ain’t over until it’s over!

[darklordoftech]

And you know that in 1996 there would be Dole truthers convinced until the bitter end that he’s about to win!

There would be blue avatars saying that there's no way a draft-dodging, weed-smoking, affair-having President who tried to impose a socialist healthcare plan on America and took people's guns away will be re-elected and that even Democrats are disgusted with Clinton.

[GAinDC]

And you know that in 1996 there would be Dole truthers convinced until the bitter end that he’s about to win!

There would be blue avatars saying that there's no way a draft-dodging, weed-smoking, affair-having President who tried to impose a socialist healthcare plan on America and took people's guns away will be re-elected and that even Democrats are disgusted with Clinton.

“POLL: By how many points will Clinton get blown out in Tennessee and Kentucky?”

[wnwnwn]

1996 Can Dole win back KY?

BartIsADem (D-OR): I like Clinton, but Dole is an appealing candidate (at least more than Bush) and the increasing partisianship will likely reduce Bill's appeal in the South. Can Dole win back Kentucly for the GOP? Discuss.

FarmerDole (R-KS): The president is too overrated here. #DOLE 1996 is the better cadidate and will win by large with thre help of #VPKemp who will appeal to northern moderates. Meanwhile, Clinton scandals and Gore enviromental nonsense will destroy their campaign.



ClayisBack (I-OH): There are parts of northern KY were protectionism is appealing. KY will likely be part of Perot's #landslide.

Billy&Moo (D-MT): Clinton will win in a FDR way. He's so popular, cool and handsome. People hate Newt and therefore odlDol(e)d. Alienated conservs will vote Perot, but dem leaning Perot92 voters will come back to the better party.

 

AmoDAmato (R-NY): Clinton and Gore are (anti white southern slurs) hacks. Hopefully Dole and Kemp will save us from #Wilson/Carter3.0 with the #West-North coalition. The public need to undestand that the GOP is the party is social moderates UMC types. Remmeber that Perot voters will come back. #CountryClubRepsForever

 

I predict Dole win win Upstate NY, Nassau and Suffolk, but NY will vote like 5% for BillytheManKid thanks to NYC.

SoulBro (S-PA): Clinton is too moderate. He signed that (s%$#$) Crime bill. Dole is worse. Perot is just an old school republican. None of them deserve your vote. Nader is the only lesser evil. Hopefully Wellstone get a gripe on himself and endorse him. I hope Rep Sanders will do that.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Can Dole win back Vermont in 1996?

PurpleHeartRepublican (R-PA): I think it's clear that Vermont voting for the Southerner Clinton over good Northeastern Republican George H.W. Bush was a fluke. Polling this year is oversampling Democrats. Dole will win back Vermont by a few points.

BackToTheFarm (R-NE): I have a good feeling about Republicans this election cycle, I think people will look past Gingrich and keep in mind Clinton's womanizing. He's just a hick who got elected President, like Carter. Stories like Jennifer Flowers and Whitewater are definitely going to sink Democrats in some places and I feel that Olympia Snowe can win on a low-tax message and pull Dole over the top perhaps even in Maine. Suburban women who put Rs on the top in 1994 will pull the lever again for Republicans in 1996. Soccer moms! Anyway, Deep South Democrats don't get re-elected President, didn't we learn anything from 1980?

WeGotDiamonds (D-AR): I look forward to you underestimating our commander in chief! He'll crush Dole in November! Call him a hick all you want. As a hick I am proud of Willy and he'll win the key swing states in November.

PurpleHeartRepublican (R-PA): Bill and Hillary aren't the best leaders for our great country, if you ask me. And I know an Arkansas Democrat will love Bill and Hillary. But the median swing voter will ask questions, about Whitewater, about whether they can trust a man of this slick character, and probably they will say, I'll go for Dole instead. He's an earnest man needed for our times. And he'll also win Vermont. He's got the support of Senator Jeffords after all.

HenryRossStudioPierrot (I-CA): Nah. Vermont is trending Dem and immigration isn't something people care about in the Green Mountain State. It's not as competitive as California is...I think right now I see California flipping narrowly, because Perot voters will support Dole and put him narrowly on top over Clinton there.

RainbowCoalition (D-MI): Vermont is very very white. It's whiter than the white bread I just bought. Practically no African-American voters there. So I can't say. It's not like New York, Illinois, or Michigan.

Hillary4President2000 (D-FL): Bill and Hillary will win Vermont easily, as they have the support of Governor Dean, Senator Sanders, and trends going back decades. Seeing you think that Vermont will flip back is funny. I hope you continue to think so on Election Day. Face it, it's not the 1980s, and Reagan isn't on the ballot anymore. Even if he was you'd have lost 1992.

MarjoliesDidNothingWrong (O-PA): As a suburban woman who voted for Specter in 1992 and a strong supporter of balanced budgets and good schools I have to say you don't understand. Tom Ridge is a good governor but Gingrich needs a check on his power and Dole just isn't going to be tough enough. Slick Willy it is. And Vermont will vote alongside me.

Proposition187ForLife (R-CA): Illegal immigration is a serious issue even in Vermont. Most illegal immigrants aren't like Apu. They increase our school classroom sizes and take out more than they put in. Vermont will vote for Dole.

[TransfemmeGoreVidal]

Bronz would be the biggest advocate of Colin Powell running for president in 96 and would get banned for making multiple threads a day asking what people thought about it and if black voters were on the precipice of returning to the party of Lincoln en masse.

[MadmanMotley]

PerotStan (I-NH):
Guys, 1996 is going to be different, Clinton is in a weak spot and Dole has no charisma. Plus that dummy Stockdale isn't on the ticket. After 1992 we definitely can build on that momentum. This is the year we break the two-party system! The Electoral College is going to deadlock, that's how we win! Here's my projected map:

[GAinDC]

PerotStan (I-NH):
Guys, 1996 is going to be different, Clinton is in a weak spot and Dole has no charisma. Plus that dummy Stockdale isn't on the ticket. After 1992 we definitely can build on that momentum. This is the year we break the two-party system! The Electoral College is going to deadlock, that's how we win! Here's my projected map:

Lol, this would definitely be a common take on Atlas in late '95 and early '96!