What if something takes Dukakis out of the race, but out of the race late? A personal tragedy, health crisis, assassination, scandal, etc.
Gephardt dropped out March 29th, Paul Simon on April 7th . . . and Gore on April 21st. What if something happens to Dukakis after April 7th but before April 21st? Then Gore would be the sole remaining non-Jesse Jackson candidate with an active campaign. If that were the case, he could end up winning big primaries like New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, etc. Maybe Gephardt or Simon would try and jump back in but it might be too late to regain momentum and organization.
Just a thought.
Gephardt dropped out March 29th, Paul Simon on April 7th . . . and Gore on April 21st. What if something happens to Dukakis after April 7th but before April 21st? Then Gore would be the sole remaining non-Jesse Jackson candidate with an active campaign. If that were the case, he could end up winning big primaries like New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, etc. Maybe Gephardt or Simon would try and jump back in but it might be too late to regain momentum and organization.
Just a thought.