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To: panthermom
My gosh, I thought we elected people on ideas, a vision for our future and our collective security as a nation.

Please look up the elected offices that prior presidents have occupied before serving as president. Actually, here, I'll do it for you: Bush, governor of Texas; Clinton, governor of Arkansas; Bush, vice-president under Reagan and extensive employment history in the executive branch; Reagan, governor of California; Carter, governor of Georgia; Nixon, vice-president under Eisenhower.

The lone exception over the last 40 years is Gerald Ford. Note that Gerald Ford was not elected into the vice-presidential office, nor did he win his own presidential election against the former governor of Georgia. Ford was a former Representative.

The idea that the public prefers voting into executive office those who've held similar positions is a generally accepted idea of political science. What those candidates believe is important, but it's extremely difficult to discount this electoral trend.

221 posted on 02/11/2007 2:56:43 PM PST by Terpfen (Got a problem? It's now Pelosi's fault!)
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To: Terpfen

Just because traditionally it goes to governors that is not going to make me change my mind about Duncan Hunter. He represents the way I feel on ALL issues, which is nice for a change.


228 posted on 02/11/2007 4:50:50 PM PST by panthermom (Duncan Hunter 2008!)
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