Reply #4: Unfortunate timing

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Not that I would want anyone hurt/killed... but it would have done more damage to republicans if Huckabee was already the nominee (or at least well into the primary season). This just means that he likely won't run... and that's probably a good thing for republicans as it keeps from spitting their base as badly.

Where I will disagree is re: Dukakis. Willie Horton could have stayed in jail and Dukakis could have stayed away from tanks... and he still would have lost. There was the Boston Harbor business and the flu that took him down before the seond debate. His answer on the gotcha death penalty question was awful.

All of those are really minor issues. They can make a difference in a two-point race... but this one wasn't close.