But let’s say that Ford won, and was ineffectual, who would have been put up by the Democrats in 1980? I wasn’t even born yet. I could probably research it. Right now I don’t quite have the time, but I’m sure you probably know who they might have put up. Would they have won against Reagan? Would Reagan have even won the primary?
My point is only that the choices we make now don’t just affect the next four years, they affect the next 34, at least. Which is exactly why I don’t believe in just throwing any Republican into office that I’m told to vote for. A Democrat messing things up is bad enough, but a Republican messing things up makes it harder to get a true conservative who can actually turn things around.
[But let’s say that Ford won, and was ineffectual, who would have been put up by the Democrats in 1980?]
Probably Ted Kennedy.
[a Republican messing things up makes it harder to get a true conservative who can actually turn things around.]
Yep.
[I don’t believe in just throwing any Republican into office that I’m told to vote for.]
Good for you. Much blood has been shed precisely so you are protected from the nature of a tyrannical majority who would prefer otherwise.