I do not know how old you are but RP is no BG.
Your view of history/BG is just plain incorrect.
RP is not catching on because he is a cut/run candidate.
RP is no BG
Barry Goldwater ran on keeping us out of the Vietnam War. Look where that got us. That War has destroyed the Country and we’ve never gotten over it. It was a political war fought by Draftees. 50,000 dead and hundreds of thousands wounded and in the end, all for nothing.
I hope and pray Iraq turns out better but as far as a “Democratic Iraq” goes - thats a “Fairy Tale” for ya.
The Muzzies don’t believe in it. And if they have a “real election” they vote in the most Radical elements they can.