In the "Palin was right..." thread it was said that, "Palin is a nut job. If the Republicans truly want to win back the White House they need to put together an electable team." That is like saying, "If this team wants to win this game they need to score more points than the other team." Thank you for that pearl of wisdom. I did not want to ask this in that thread because old_goat_23 was giving a lesson there that didn't need this distraction,
Besides Reagan, who at the time was depicted as a nut job (even now to some, but that is not the point), since 1972 the Republicans have put up.
Ford - Lost
H.W. Bush - Won (nut job Reagan carryover?)
H.W. Bush - Lost
Dole - Lost
W. Bush - Lost popular election
W. Bush - Won (Barely, and by that time was a called a nut job)
McCain - Lost
Romney - Lost
Dole, McCain, Romney were all to be the "electable" reach across to Dems kind of Republican. Ford had to be confirmed to be VP, hand picked by Democratic controlled congress. H.W. Bush was the safe pick when he ran against Reagan. W. Bush ran the first time on a "works with Democrats in Texas" platform. All of them lost without the nut job factor.
So what does this elusive "electable" not a nut job Republican look like that actually wins an election?
This post was edited on 3/8 6:37 AM by Tax Guy
Besides Reagan, who at the time was depicted as a nut job (even now to some, but that is not the point), since 1972 the Republicans have put up.
Ford - Lost
H.W. Bush - Won (nut job Reagan carryover?)
H.W. Bush - Lost
Dole - Lost
W. Bush - Lost popular election
W. Bush - Won (Barely, and by that time was a called a nut job)
McCain - Lost
Romney - Lost
Dole, McCain, Romney were all to be the "electable" reach across to Dems kind of Republican. Ford had to be confirmed to be VP, hand picked by Democratic controlled congress. H.W. Bush was the safe pick when he ran against Reagan. W. Bush ran the first time on a "works with Democrats in Texas" platform. All of them lost without the nut job factor.
So what does this elusive "electable" not a nut job Republican look like that actually wins an election?
This post was edited on 3/8 6:37 AM by Tax Guy