1) Gingrich won in 1994 because he represented the values of the electorate. Less government, lower taxes, and more Freedom. It's the same reason Reagan won in 1980 and 1984; and the reason Bush Sr won in 1988 (he ran as Reagan III).
2) Bush duped conservatives into believing he was a real conservative (school vouchers and privatization of social security).
3) Most conservatives believed the polls (big mistake), and were convinced that Bush was the only candidate who could defeat Gore. Rather than voting "for" someone, they were voting "against" someone, and in so doing they selected the guy with the highest poll numbers.
If I wanted to throw my vote way for anyone just to make a point .. I would have voted for Nader or Buchanan
I didn't .. I voted for a man that could best lead our country and that was GW Bush ..
Is Bush a perfect man .. No he is not .. but then tell me what man is
Name. Let's have it. Who could have beaten Gore. Not who you HOPED might could, but who positively WOULD have.
Rather than voting "for" someone, they were voting "against" someone, and in so doing they selected the guy with the highest poll numbers.
That's something you tell yourself to justify your own beliefs.
And it's damn insulting to the other posters on FR; we KNEW who we were voting for and did so gladly.
We trust George W. Bush and it's obviously killing you.
Excuse me! Bush didn't "dupe" anybody. He was more conservative as governor than he has been as president but I truly believe he might have been more conservative as pres. had he won the popular vote.
Another thing, can you remember when a president has had a worse first year dealing with things that were not of his making?
3) Most conservatives believed the polls (big mistake), and were convinced that Bush was the only candidate who could defeat Gore. Rather than voting "for" someone, they were voting "against" someone, and in so doing they selected the guy with the highest poll numbers.
And who do you think conservatives should have voted for? I was for Bush from the "get-go" because I think he was a good governor.
I am proud to say I have been very active in three Bush campaigns!
I don't see how anyone who paid attention could have thought Bush was nearly the most conservative candidate running. For starters, his ideas of increasing federal involvement in education were a bit tip-off.
Have you seen the polls that say the majority of Americans think the government should be involved in a prescription drug program?