Which reminds me, gotta write Ross Perot a thank-you note for giving us Bill Clinton. Be right back.
You are so right. I personally know conservatives who voted for Perot, including my own brothers.
Please lets nudge Lou into a race for the Senate—We could use him there. If there is to be a 3rd party they should stick to races for congress and Senate. BUT, if the RINO/GOP dismisses Sarah P. and she should go 3rd Party—I will go with her! She isn’t Ross Perot (But he had some good ideas) and she could lead a vital 3rd Party program. Lots of time before 2012.
The Perot fiasco was an interesting phenomenon. I see it as the first significant upheaval of conservatism against RINOism.
It was a harbinger of our exasperation, showing how hungry many people are for change. Much like support for Hoffman in NY-23.
Too bad RNC et.al. never got the message. Give us a true candidate and the passion is there. Go Palin!!!
It’s iffy if Palin will actually run as early as 2012, but she could do wonders as THE party leader. Steele is not too bad, but just think how Palin would kick some a$$!!!
I like to play the what if game on that. What if Perot doesn't run, and Bush is re-elected in 92. Who wins in 96?
Things change of course, but Dole still may have been the R nominee. Who would have been the D nominee? Ds don't seem to favor loser candidates, so Clinton might have been out in 96, so maybe Gore? Both Gore and Dole would put Sominex out of business, but I think Gore wins that. Then does Gore win re-election in '00? Depends how bad he screwed up the country, though the power of incumbency is worth a lot. So who wins in 04?
I guess you can go on and on. Everything changes with a different president, different policies that please or anger the elctorate. Heck, if Bush had won in 92, I don't think the Rs would have taken over the House in 94. A lot of good came out of that.
Silly, speculative polls three years out. Better concentrate on 2010.