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In reply to the discussion: Who did you support and VOTE for President in 1992? Primary/General [View all]dsc
(52,195 posts)51. Kerry's vote for the war is what did him in
Yes, his debate performances and Bush's unpopularity made it a close race, but the fact is no one who voted for that war was going to win, because our only shot against Bush was the war going to the toilet which it did. I do agree that what did in Dean wasn't the media but it was the finding of Saddam coupled with the ads. Finding Saddam made Democratic primary voters scared to nominate a candidate who opposed the war.
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Who did you support and VOTE for President in 1992? Primary/General [View all]
graham4anything
May 2013
OP
One of his central themes was reinvesting and resparking our manufacturing/industrial
salin
May 2013
#85
They assassinated him by running that one screamin maniac scene, over & over again. Like 444 Days,
leveymg
May 2013
#26
Remember that Dean had talked about how he would break up media monopolies. MSM fought back!
SharonAnn
May 2013
#103
The scream was nothing in itself. But repeated for 444 days . . . just ask Jimmy Carter about the
leveymg
May 2013
#40
That might have been why he could not have won in 2008, but it was not true in 2004
karynnj
May 2013
#93
That was one of the years I didn't vote in the primary but voted for Clinton in the general.
hobbit709
May 2013
#19
Clinton, don't think I voted in the primary...as I can't remember. n/t
Sekhmets Daughter
May 2013
#30
I voted for Paul Tsongas in the primary and for President Clinton in the general
Glorfindel
May 2013
#37
I didn't vote in the primary that year. Voted for Clinton in the general election.
Marr
May 2013
#47
Ross Perot. And he was right about more than just that "giant sucking sound". n/t
cherokeeprogressive
May 2013
#62
I was at University and had a religious studies class. The TA kept going on how the repugs owned..
Tikki
May 2013
#71
I was five. I supported Clinton because even then I knew republicans hate the environment.
RedCappedBandit
May 2013
#80
I'm pretty sure Senator Paul Simon from ILL was who I supported. In the GE Clinton. nt
Raine
May 2013
#94
I voted for Clinton. The NC primary is in May, so we don't play a big role in nominating
struggle4progress
May 2013
#95
Voted for Bill Clinton, I became a fan when he ran for Governor of Arkansas in 1980.
Thinkingabout
May 2013
#104
In '92 I wanted Cuomo and I wasn't thrilled with the final primary candidates.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#116
I voted for Bush. I was young and believed in the false promise of supply-side economics.
TekGryphon
May 2013
#127
Through the fog of 20+ years I recall liking Tsongas, but who my vote in the primary
petronius
May 2013
#129
I supported Clinton and was confident enough in his victory that I made a symbolic vote for Perot
NBachers
May 2013
#133
By the time it got to the Commonwealth, all there was to do was to rubber stamp Bubba
TheKentuckian
May 2013
#136
just realized never gave my answer.Voted for Jerry Brown/Jesse Jackson in primary & Bill in general
graham4anything
May 2013
#141