I voted for Poppy too. No way was I going to vote for the huckster. Before klintoon I was pretty much an Independent. Voted for Nixon, voted for Carter (Ouch, don't hit me, I thought he was a Christian). Voted for Reagan. But when the toon slithered onto the scene, I registered as a Republican.
That makes perfect sense to me. I didn't get the chance to make those decision before Bush Sr. I turned 18 in November, 1985 and my first prez vote was cast in 1988. I remember that day well. All my friends couldn't understand why anyone would vote for Bush/Quayle. I likewise couldn't imagine voting for that doofus from Massachusetts. What was it again, Dukakis/Bentsen? ugh!!
It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least. Other than Perot I haven't made too many mistakes. I don't think! The idea of the federal gov't being run like a corporation appealed to me. It still does, really. Accountability is long gone, as we all know. But, I digress.