Why on Earth "thankfully"?? As I recall, Bush lost the election in '92. I guess you're happy that he only lost by 5 pts. rather than 15.
Ya, I’m thankful he didn’t come in third.
IMO, if GHB had answered as you prescribed, he would have made up ground but he was clueless and really did show what a RINO/Rockefeller he is...GHB & GWB have managed to squander the Reagan gains amazingly quickly!