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Since I'm only 34 years old, how in the hell did this shrub ever get elected President???


46 posted on 10/20/2004 10:43:16 AM PDT by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: KevinDavis
how in the hell did this shrub ever get elected

( He was my Governor before this! )

In a nutshell, Jerry Ford's pardon of Nixon poisoned him for many people.

Carter ran as a Washington Oursider, which has great appeal, even now. He also claimed to be "eglatarian."

49 posted on 10/20/2004 10:46:04 AM PDT by backhoe (Just a Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Dawn of Information...)
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He was the only President who ran against an incumbent who wasn't elected.

Also, the economy was terrible and President Ford was perceived by many as corrupt because he pardoned everyone from the Nixon administration.

51 posted on 10/20/2004 10:48:28 AM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: KevinDavis
Since I'm only 34 years old, how in the hell did this shrub ever get elected President???

Simple, he ran against Gerald Ford.

62 posted on 10/20/2004 11:30:55 AM PDT by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: KevinDavis

Post Watergate miasma.


63 posted on 10/20/2004 11:34:16 AM PDT by San Jacinto (Kerry chose the easy path of protest and defeatism.)
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To: KevinDavis
Since I'm only 34 years old, how in the hell did this shrub ever get elected President???

The one word answer: Watergate.

71 posted on 10/20/2004 3:35:01 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
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