Comments on: Clinton to drop out, say associates http://polizeros.com/2008/06/01/clinton-to-drop-out-say-associates/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:49:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Joe Hartley http://polizeros.com/2008/06/01/clinton-to-drop-out-say-associates/#comment-152971 Joe Hartley Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:24:30 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=11787#comment-152971 People forget about the 1968 Republican convention, which was badly split between Nixon, Rockerfeller, and Reagan. Nixon didn't get the nomination until Wisconsin put him over the top, and only won it by about 50 delegates in all. That didn't hurt him in the general election, although Spiro Agnew sure did. In 1976, Reagan came very close to denying the nomination to President Ford. Ford then ran what was probably the best campaign in American political history and, had the election been held a week later, probably would have beaten Jimmy Carter. (The prospects of Iran going bad and high gas prices under Ford might have denied Reagan the presidency in 1980 and would have avoided a whole lot of other trouble Reagan caused). So a contested nomination doesn't necessarily spell disaster for the candidate. People forget about the 1968 Republican convention, which was badly split between Nixon, Rockerfeller, and Reagan. Nixon didn’t get the nomination until Wisconsin put him over the top, and only won it by about 50 delegates in all. That didn’t hurt him in the general election, although Spiro Agnew sure did.

In 1976, Reagan came very close to denying the nomination to President Ford. Ford then ran what was probably the best campaign in American political history and, had the election been held a week later, probably would have beaten Jimmy Carter. (The prospects of Iran going bad and high gas prices under Ford might have denied Reagan the presidency in 1980 and would have avoided a whole lot of other trouble Reagan caused).

So a contested nomination doesn’t necessarily spell disaster for the candidate.

]]> By: DJ http://polizeros.com/2008/06/01/clinton-to-drop-out-say-associates/#comment-152962 DJ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:55:14 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=11787#comment-152962 Smart move, keeping her off the ticket. Offering her the VP post would pretty much torpedo Obama's (currently excellent) chances and revitalize the ailing GOP. Smart move, keeping her off the ticket. Offering her the VP post would pretty much torpedo Obama’s (currently excellent) chances and revitalize the ailing GOP.

]]> By: Ten Bears http://polizeros.com/2008/06/01/clinton-to-drop-out-say-associates/#comment-152955 Ten Bears Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:41:56 +0000 http://polizeros.com/?p=11787#comment-152955 Recent history should leave us a bit suspect of "unnamed sources". There are no good choices. When I came back from 'Nam, like a lot of guys like me I said "Fuck it, <i>that</i> was my vote". I sat out the process 'till '99, when I learned that AWOL was AWOL as I did my tour. Though no fan of Slick-Willie, or Al Gore, or John Kerry. My participation has been of no value, there are no good choices. Fuck it, my vote was 'Nam. Recent history should leave us a bit suspect of “unnamed sources”.

There are no good choices. When I came back from ‘Nam, like a lot of guys like me I said “Fuck it, that was my vote”. I sat out the process ’till ‘99, when I learned that AWOL was AWOL as I did my tour. Though no fan of Slick-Willie, or Al Gore, or John Kerry. My participation has been of no value, there are no good choices.

Fuck it, my vote was ‘Nam.

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