No argument there. And agree about the '96 election. Dole loses, no matter how good the economy is, because people are ready for a change.
Bush gets hammered over the economy, but the Democrats probably do better on working with him to reduce the deficit. We might actually have a GOP President in the post-Eisenhower era able to produce a balanced budgeteek
In 1996, the Republican nomination is Dole's. Period. Dole will promptly get his ass handed to him by Al Gore.
Nope. It was Dole's "turn"What about the other Republican candidates? Dan Quayle will definitely want to run, and perhaps even our old friend John McCain will decide to jump in earlier.
Nope. It was Dole's "turn"
What about it Quayle's "turn"? He was the sitting Vice President.
Filling a near-useless slot in the Constitution doesn't necessarily make one the governing party's heir apparent. Plus who the fuck wants Quayle heading their ticket?
The same people that wanted George W Bush heading their ticket 4 years later?
Quayle and Bush II were similar in intellectual curiosity, but Bush II was certainly more dogmatic in ideology and temperament. However, Bush II didn't have the albatross of tens of thousands of late night comedy jokes hanging around his neck when he pursued the nomination.
What about it Quayle's "turn"? He was the sitting Vice President.
If Quayle's performance in the 1992 Vice Presidential debates is any factor, he might have been shifting to a new strategy that was similar to Bush II. Keep on the attack while brushing over issues.
The same people that wanted George W Bush heading their ticket 4 years later?
Quayle and Bush II were similar in intellectual curiosity, but Bush II was certainly more dogmatic in ideology and temperament. However, Bush II didn't have the albatross of tens of thousands of late night comedy jokes hanging around his neck when he pursued the nomination.
NOBODY is going to want him to get the nomination. Period. With Dole, the nomination is his to lose. Quayle may run, but he'll get clobbered in the primaries.