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Otto Lidenbrock

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26. Mondale was a backseat driver
Tue May 28, 2019, 03:50 PM
May 2019

He was the first modern Vice President. The office grew in stature to a very important function of the executive branch on a day to day basis. He had the Washington experience Carter and those in Carter's Georgian circle did not. Mondale was very smart and effective. Especially on foreign affairs with Europe. But he was not very visible to the public eye. I think after 1980 people wanted someone who can take the oratory fight to Reagan. Someone who could make soundbites and presence to beat Reagan at his own game - Ted Kennedy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
In the Summer and Fall of 2016 DonaldsRump May 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver May 2019 #2
We underestimated the power of trumpanzees wellst0nev0ter May 2019 #6
Who was the anti bussing crusader? Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #3
Ferraro wellst0nev0ter May 2019 #5
Interesting. Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #15
"make history AND go after the racist white working class vote by choosing an anti-busing crusader." George II May 2019 #4
It's history and demonstrable facts. wellst0nev0ter May 2019 #7
Nice t-shirt slogan. LanternWaste May 2019 #22
The Mondale campaign expressed a mistake some people are making today... brooklynite May 2019 #8
Yes that is a mistake many of us are making today. marylandblue May 2019 #9
We should stop assuming that the way WE view Trump The Mouth May 2019 #21
Exactly right...I am always arguing with those on this site who insist that any of our wonderful Demsrule86 May 2019 #11
It's not an either/or sort of thing. marylandblue May 2019 #13
Midterms are different than statewide or national...but I agree to a point. Demsrule86 May 2019 #17
What sorts of things would you consider to be evidence? marylandblue May 2019 #27
In regards to being able to win in Texas... Indygram May 2019 #14
Being in play and actually winning are two different things...Texas was in play during the Cruz Demsrule86 May 2019 #18
Let me spell out EXACTLY what Beto actually WON in Texas... Indygram May 2019 #30
Surprisingly, I am aware of all that...please note that these are districts...house seats Demsrule86 May 2019 #32
I don't think Biden will win Indygram May 2019 #45
Specifically who of note is making that assumption? LanternWaste May 2019 #23
That is not really true...read contemporaneos articles and you will see Mondale was attacked Demsrule86 May 2019 #33
It would have been a different world ...better... had those Democrats voted for Mondale and saved us Demsrule86 May 2019 #10
You are preaching to the choir on DU. The problem is always the low commitment voters. marylandblue May 2019 #12
I think they are Republicans...they have to like the Democrat but are willing to let a hateful GOP Demsrule86 May 2019 #20
I know people who are not hateful and voted for Trump. marylandblue May 2019 #28
I disagree. Anyone who votes for Trump is hateful period. Demsrule86 May 2019 #34
I guess you either don't know any Trump voters, or marylandblue May 2019 #36
I live in Ohio and know plenty of Trump voters...and while they might seem nice and some who Demsrule86 May 2019 #37
But you don't know seem to know them well, what really makes them tick as individuals marylandblue May 2019 #38
Of course I do...hatred of the 'other' and fear of the 'other'. Demsrule86 May 2019 #40
Hatred and fear are two different, but sometimes related, things. marylandblue May 2019 #42
By mid 1984 Reagan had an unbeatable lead andym May 2019 #16
Not true...Mondale was severely damaged. And there are more Democrats than GOP... especially in Demsrule86 May 2019 #19
I just checked to see if my memory was indeed correct andym May 2019 #25
History always has an aura of inevitability in retrospect. marylandblue May 2019 #29
I think the closest it was in a Newsweek/Gallup poll was 48-46 for Reagan the week book_worm May 2019 #31
Democrats voted for Mondale...it is a fact. And a very sad footnote in our party history. Demsrule86 May 2019 #35
The base voted for Mondale. All others voted for Reagan. Don't confuse the party with the base. marylandblue May 2019 #43
I knew Mondale would lose. It didn't matter what he did or didn't do. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #24
Mondale was a backseat driver Otto Lidenbrock May 2019 #26
It's a shame Ted Kennedy didn't make it as a nominee. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #39
Jesus Christ himself would not have defeated Reagan that year. GulfCoast66 May 2019 #41
Where To begin DemocratSinceBirth May 2019 #44
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