with what POD (keeping Bill Clinton President) could the "Republican Revolution" be kept from happening, and what are the ramifications of the Dems staying in power in Washington (and Ann Richards and Mario Cuomo staying Governors)
with what POD (keeping Bill Clinton President) could the "Republican Revolution" be kept from happening, and what are the ramifications of the Dems staying in power in Washington (and Ann Richards and Mario Cuomo staying Governors)
I don't know about the rest, but keeping Ann Richards as Governor of Texas is borderline ASB.
um not at all, she got 46% of the vote was super popular in Texas, EVERYONE thought she'd win, as did she, facing a no body opponent (had never before run for or held any government office, daddy was president, for a term, 4 years ago) she ran a poor campaign, waiting for Bush to fuck up, he didn't and had Rove, so Bush with Rove in Texas in the best year for the GOP maybe ever, came damn close to losing to her
Well when you call your opponent a "jerk" in a public forum, it does look bad for you.![]()
No, but it's Texas, so it's acctually a compliment. If the Texans hadn't known Bush was a jerk they wouldn't have voted for him.was she wrong?![]()
with what POD (keeping Bill Clinton President) could the "Republican Revolution" be kept from happening, and what are the ramifications of the Dems staying in power in Washington (and Ann Richards and Mario Cuomo staying Governors)
I don't know about the rest, but keeping Ann Richards as Governor of Texas is borderline ASB.
um not at all, she got 46% of the vote was super popular in Texas, EVERYONE thought she'd win
POD would have to be that Clinton doesn't fuck up his honeymoon by pushing NAFTA first... QUOTE]
I admit that I don't remember the '92 campaign very well, but wasn't NAFTA already a done deal in the eyes of both Bush and Clinton? I know it passed with distinctly bipartisan support AND bipartisan opposition. So I don't really see how Clinton suddenly not pushing NAFTA would prevent the Republican Revolution.
But again, I don't have much depth of knowledge for the early Nineties.
POD would have to be that Clinton doesn't fuck up his honeymoon by pushing NAFTA first... QUOTE]
I admit that I don't remember the '92 campaign very well, but wasn't NAFTA already a done deal in the eyes of both Bush and Clinton? I know it passed with distinctly bipartisan support AND bipartisan opposition. So I don't really see how Clinton suddenly not pushing NAFTA would prevent the Republican Revolution.
But again, I don't have much depth of knowledge for the early Nineties.
While there were a few nativists like Pat Buchanan who hated NAFTA, Clinton got the bill passed Congress only because of overwhelming Republican support. 2/3 of the Dem. causus in the House voted against it.