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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 01:16 AM
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historical observation about Reagan and Clinton (not a candidate post)
Edited on Fri Jan-18-08 01:32 AM by Kurt_and_Hunter
No candidate argument here. Just something I thought of...

Both Clinton and Reagan were considered sure losers earlier in the election year (1980 and 1992), but were elected almost by default in a terrible economy. Both beat an incumbent President who had faced a humiliating primary challenge within his party. (Ted Kennedy and Pat Buchanan) Both elections involved third-party candidates who got meaningful numbers of votes. (Anderson and Perot)

Both got their asses handed to them in the first mid-term elections, 1982 and 1994. (I think Reagan gained the Senate in 1980 and lost it back in 1982, but I could be wrong on that. The Dems added many seats to their existing majority in the house in 1982.)

Both Presidencies were marked by a big change in tax policy out of the gate, then bogged down into a long run of fighting with a congress of the other party.

Both were quite unpopular two years into their terms, and were presumed one termers at the time, but ended up winning easy re-election.

Both second terms were acrimonious, with a hostile congress hunting for the President's scalp.

Both were popular presidents, though Clinton was more popular at almost every point of comparison in their presidencies.
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 01:32 AM
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1. good night all
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 12:41 PM
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2. There have been three truly crushing Presidential elections since 1960
All involved incumbents.

LBJ 1964
Nixon 1972
Reagan 1984
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-18-08 12:44 PM
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3. history is still being debated
at least thats what I have learned from the repukes.
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