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2016 Postmortem

denem

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28. Well ... as a suicide bomber in 2000

Reply to libinnyandia (Reply #26)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 07:27 AM

Apr 2012

Nader did all, and more, than he could have imagined. Sometimes I imagine history splitting: JFK in 1963, Al Gore in 2000.

No Vietnam, no 9/11, no Iraq - you may say I'm a dreamer I guess

I'm reading Steven King's - 11/22/63: A Novel. I'm really enjoying it.

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Mitt Mondale: The agony of a Political Party bent on electoral suicide (April 5, edit) [View all] denem Apr 2012 OP

Mondale was honest. The voters were stupid. Some are still stupid. libinnyandia Apr 2012 #1

Mondale was an honest dud. denem Apr 2012 #2

He was not a dud. He was a good man and the American people believed the lies of the GOP like libinnyandia Apr 2012 #3

Good men can be duds politically... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #6

That is exactly the point I was trying to make. The wrong man for the time. denem Apr 2012 #7

I strongly disagree on Carter. He was an excellent candidate in 1976. bornskeptic Apr 2012 #10

No, he really wasn't and it became more apparent in '80 when he got his butt kicked... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #12

Exactly. Why the Dems felt nominating the Veep to a perceived failed president is still beyond me... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #5

Its funny because Mondale only carried Minnesota and D.C. aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #13

Pretty much. Hart probably would have done better, IMO, than Mondale... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #14

Good post. aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #15

You're right...it could have set the party back even further... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #17

Here it is: NYT Gallup (9 Mar) : Hart/Reagan 52/43, Mondale/Reagan 45/50 denem Apr 2012 #18

Reagan was successful at convincing people that it's OK to be stupid. GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #4

In 1984 Mondale won 13 electoral college votes. denem Apr 2012 #8

Its always easy to look back and criticize candidates. In a country where people have knowledge of libinnyandia Apr 2012 #9

The electoral votes are misleading! How about Mondale 38.6% vs Goldwater 38.5% denem Apr 2012 #19

What Democrat would have beat Reagan? libinnyandia Apr 2012 #22

What's that got to do with the price of fish? denem Apr 2012 #25

just a few days ago I said this Douglas Carpenter Apr 2012 #11

That's a good post. aaaaaa5a Apr 2012 #16

Don't forget - the only sources for campaign coverage hedgehog Apr 2012 #20

Right. And another thing, our perceptions today denem Apr 2012 #21

Calling somone a dud is not a compliment. libinnyandia Apr 2012 #23

and it's not personal either, he was a dud candidate, denem Apr 2012 #24

Now, Ralph Nader , he was a dud candidate. libinnyandia Apr 2012 #26

Well ... as a suicide bomber in 2000 denem Apr 2012 #28

Mondale told the truth in '84; Reagan lied. baldguy Apr 2012 #27

38.6% - Lies or no lies - that is a catastrophe, denem Apr 2012 #29