DNC Rule Change: Want Dem nomination for President? Must be a Democrat and run and serve as a Dem

[PatrickforO]

243. Indeed. Same thing with Nixon, though I was in my early teens at that time.

He sabotaged the Vietnam peace talks to aid in his election. I remember my dad yelling about how stupid it was the Vietnamese were arguing with us about the shape of the table. (Yes, I grew up in a Republican family).

So, yeah, Republicans are known for crooked shit like this. The cornerstone of the whole Southern Strategy is to keep people of color from voting. Same with the national gerrymandering strategy, and they have cheated in three presidential elections. It's getting worse.

Funny that you, who are only a couple years younger than me seemingly, had the necessary cynicism to see Reagan pulling those strings to get elected - because I sure as hell wouldn't put that past Atwater or Rove to mess with whatever diplomatic efforts were going on and at the same time have their candidate bluster his way into winning.

Credulous me, I just thought it was because Carter was wimpy and Reagan was strong. Plus, the failed helicopter rescue didn't do Carter much good at all. I think that, as much as the hostage crisis itself, contributed to his defeat.