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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:35 PM
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Do you realize that if you first voted in 1976, this year's election will the first time
the GOP hasn't run either Bob Dole or a "George Bush" on its national ticket?!

32 years--8 elections!

Check it out:
1976--Ford/Dole
1980--Reagan/Bush
1984--Reagan/Bush
1988--Bush/Quayle
1992--Bush/Quayle
1996--Dole/Kemp
2000--Bush/Cheney
2004--Bush/Cheney

Talk about a political party bereft of fresh blood and new ideas.

I think Dole was run as a sacrifice (Ford's pardon of Nixon and Clinton's popularity meant no GOPer would win those elections, and the Bushes didn't want to taint themselves)
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:37 PM
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1. Liddy Dole for VP!
I like to point this fact out also.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:39 PM
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5. You beat me to it.
!!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:37 PM
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2. OMG!!! that's ME!
and you're correct

:cry:
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:41 PM
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8. Yeah, the Bushes are to American politics what cockroaches are to old houses...
You can't seem to get rid of them...:(
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:42 PM
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10. And me! Oh, and . . .
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Z_I_Peevey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 05:07 PM
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16. Me too, and what a revoltin' development that is.
I'd never really stood back and looked at the Bush-festation until your post.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:38 PM
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3. It's still early
We have to find out if they choose a bush or Dole to run as VP.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:39 PM
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7. They wouldn't dare!!!
...would they?
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:41 PM
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9. Mitt/Jeb? McCain/Jeb?
THAT'll go over well.
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soleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:38 PM
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4. nice catch
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:39 PM
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6. Geeze - and Elizabeth Dole ran in 2000, too
PLUS she's a Senator. I think the Dole dynasty has gone somewhat under the radar here!
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lumberjack_jeff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:42 PM
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11. Well what the fuck am I gonna do now??
All this time, I've been voting against Bush/Doles!

Help me!
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lurky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:42 PM
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12. They haven't picked a veep spot yet.
McCain/Jeb anyone? :scared:
(I joke, but it wouldn't surprise me with all of Florida's electoral votes, Jeb's conservatism, etc.)
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:44 PM
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13. Too soon to tell.
There's always Jeb. :puke:

Mz Pip
:dem:
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:44 PM
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14. oh my gosh- I voted for the first time in the 1979 NH primary-
and chose Jerry Browne from Calif.-
The voting age had changed to 18 so I could participate.
I hadn't realized that on the other side of each ticket since then was a Bush or a Dole-

That's kind of creepy.- And odd.

peace~
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rateyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:47 PM
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15. And, that's opposed to:
1976-Carter/Mondale (won)
1980-Carter/Mondale (won)
1984-Mondale/Ferraro (lost)
1988-Dukakis/Bentsen (lost)
1992-Clinton/Gore (won)
1996-Clinton/Gore (won)
2000-Gore/Lieberman (won, but had the election stolen)
2004-Kerry/Edwards (won, but shenanigans in Ohio put it in R column)
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