LOL, and you were living here in NC were you? She was handpicked by national committees, flown in to see the citizens of this state, did a bit of campaigning, and a debate or two where she agreed with her opponent more often than not. While the men who lived here during the time she was up in Washington helping to centralize more power in that godforsaken city, namely in the Transportation Department, were thrown aside. We've got Giddy. Heck she hasn't lived here in over a quarter of a century but she knows what we need!! Dragging her 100 year old mother up on the screen to tell us how we need nationalized healthcare, a walk through a textile plant telling us how she 'understood', and direct attacks on the manufacturing side of the tobacco industry is not representing this state.
Just because you don't like her doesn't mean she was not highly qualified, she obviously was and had been involved in National politics for decades. In fact, she was one of the MOST qualified candidates for the Senate who ran that year.
Interesting you should say that. Where do you live again? North Carolina? Thought not. The woman had not lived here for over 30 years. She was no more qualified to represent the people of North Carolina than a Clinton was qualified to represent the state of New York. However, unlike Clinton, when one scratches a little deeper than the surface of Mrs. Dole it's quite easy to see her politics don't match well with many native North Carolinians Contrary to popular belief by some, Senatorial representation is not some game of musical chairs to be played by national parties who are more interested in their own national agenda over the concerns of the people of the respective state
Plus she has an engaging personality and people like her.
Well that's the most important thing in Republican politics isn't it now? To heck with limited government, social and fiscal conservatism, they like her, they really like her. Ask the 2700 people at RJR that are going to be laid off in part because of her tobacco 'buyout' or the 6000+ workers from Pillowtex. Before you start talking about what North Carolinians like, come down here and visit with some of them. This woman is a detriment to this state and she couldn't be voted out of office quickly enough