Had he been elected, he would have accomplished nothing. He would have been exponentially less effective than Carter.
"there is no compromise for conservatives"
Spoken like the Populist that you are.
Where were you in 1996? Pat won New Hampshire, Louisiana, Alaska and came in second in Iowa. That before the attack dogs began their assault on the man.
"there is no compromise for conservatives"
Taken totally out context. The no compromise referred to closing the border and enforcing the laws. There are times when we compromise, even Reagan was forced to do it. He did it with the democrats in 1986 and look where it got us.
Spoken like the Populist that you are.
Not sure, is a populist supposed to be a bad thing? Teddy Roosevelt would be considered a populist today yet he sits on Mount Rushmore.