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Yavin4

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27. The Gore and Kerry Campaigns Narrowly Focused on a Few Big Swing States
Fri May 4, 2012, 02:54 PM
May 2012

Unlike the Obama campaign that went after, and got, non-traditional Dem states. That's the big lesson here. Making Ohio and Florida the deciding states is a bad political strategy, and it makes it easier for the Republicans to steal the election.

By putting NC, VA, MO, NV, and AZ all into play, the Obama campaign spreads out the Republican opposition.

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Focusing on a few big swing states is a favorite ploy by inside the beltway political consultants who don't want the campaigns to spend money on going after non-traditional Dem states. They want the campaigns to spend money on their fees.

Cue the "But it was all Nader's fault" brigade coalition_unwilling May 2012 #1
Nadar was a Florida thang. MyUncle May 2012 #3
Exactly, cu Can I Come Home May 2012 #26
How often does Tennessee go Democratic in the presidential election? Beaverhausen May 2012 #2
Since 1976, about half the time. onenote May 2012 #17
3 out of 9 times is not "about half the time" Marzupialis May 2012 #31
I was only considering elections prior to Bush-Gore. onenote May 2012 #33
There won't be any majority for a "D" for the foreseeable future. SharonAnn May 2012 #42
Tennessee voters voted against their own best interests to please their, yortsed snacilbuper May 2012 #4
There were problems with African American precincts in Tennessee during the 2000 election Tony_FLADEM May 2012 #5
Does not compute, TN is the reason for GW Bush - irregularities aside, TN did this to us.a MyUncle May 2012 #7
Had he won NH, which Kerry did in '04, he would've been President... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #6
Gore was caught napping bluestateguy May 2012 #8
The whole campaign dropped the ball from January until the week before the election... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #9
Gore didn't "use" Clinton very much Art_from_Ark May 2012 #37
Yep. That's what the Republicans tell me every time, too. BlueCaliDem May 2012 #10
The bad part about that is tularetom May 2012 #11
Indeed. MrSlayer May 2012 #12
Bush lost his home state and became President Marzupialis May 2012 #13
Not sure I understand that. MyUncle May 2012 #16
Did Bush represent CT in the House and Senate? n/t Daniel537 May 2012 #19
Bush outspent Gore 3 to 1 One of the 99 May 2012 #14
How do you allow that to happen in a state where your campaign HQ is located? Daniel537 May 2012 #20
Gore just didn't have the money to match Bush One of the 99 May 2012 #23
I don't think there was much of a campaign HQ here in Tennessee. SharonAnn May 2012 #43
If he had won NH he would have been president, or if he had won WVA WI_DEM May 2012 #15
He should have been POTUS but.......... Tippy May 2012 #18
And today TN is a lost cause for Democrats. Daniel537 May 2012 #21
It is. State offices are controlled by the GOP politicasista May 2012 #29
Let's just all agree Proud Public Servant May 2012 #22
So a campaign that started 19 points down in January 2000 One of the 99 May 2012 #24
Mondale no, McGovern yes Proud Public Servant May 2012 #28
So you're going to parrot GOP talking point One of the 99 May 2012 #32
McGovern was "our Goldwater" only in the sense that he lost to an incumbent Art_from_Ark May 2012 #38
Thanks. Ms. Brazille n/t politicasista May 2012 #30
Fuck Ron Paul. Iggo May 2012 #25
heh. BootinUp May 2012 #36
The Gore and Kerry Campaigns Narrowly Focused on a Few Big Swing States Yavin4 May 2012 #27
It was a state he hadn't represented for 8 years Hippo_Tron May 2012 #34
This was the NRA's doing. They spent a ton of money in Tennessee telling residents Gore would take stevenleser May 2012 #35
And if the GOP hadn't blocked minority voters in and cheesed the results in Florida . . . . . Sarcasticus May 2012 #39
A lot of people don't realize TN had election Lars39 May 2012 #40
TN was drifting more and more conservative in the 90's. Jennicut May 2012 #41
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