To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
While a popular argument, this doesn't really stand close scrutiny.
It does more than you may remember.
Shortly (2 weeks) after his loss, GHWB gave an interview, wherein the interviewer asked him why he didn't really campaign much until just before the election.
GHWB replied that he was the incumbent and thought he would win anyway -- until just before the election when his poll numbers were dreadful.
73 posted on
01/30/2011 11:26:00 AM PST by
TomGuy
To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
And that ‘read my lips, no new taxes’ pledge that GHWB broke didn’t help him one bit.
76 posted on
01/30/2011 11:28:28 AM PST by
TomGuy
To: TomGuy
GHWB replied that he was the incumbent and thought he would win anyway -- until just before the election when his poll numbers were dreadful. I'm talking about actually analysis of the numbers from the 1992 and 1996 elections, extrapolating things like turnout and the way "coming back home" votes would have gone, etc.
Bush's personal opinions, and even his energy on the campaign field, don't really matter for that.
94 posted on
01/30/2011 11:56:09 AM PST by
Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
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