[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

We've only been through one primary election since Free Republic's been around. And I don't recall any serious support for that Buchanan/Lola Falana ticket in 2000.

But I was new and a lurker, so maybe I missed some of the fringe activity.

[CWOJackson]

We've been through a few more primaries and general elections then that, and don't just look at the national races...some of the state races have assumed lives of their own here as well (ie. McClintock-CA and Keyes-IL).

As for buchanan, he started that first campaign (the second was a money grab farce) in the double digits nationally and a whole lot higher here on FR. When he left the GOP his numbers started dropping nationally but he remained strong here. It was only when his campaign progress through one bizarre thing after another that his national ratings hit bottom and most of his supporters on FR had enough.

Not that oddly, you'll see some of his few remaining supporters and some Keysters names popping up a lot lately.

[nopardons]

There was a HUGE amount of pitchforkers here, back then and besides getting that wrong, you also got Pat's runningmate wrong.