Reply #12: It's feel-good Dem mythology. Clinton got 43 % of the vote. [View All]

[Smarmie Doofus]

This, I assure you, is not a landslide.

Perot polled about 20%.... mostly from right of center voters, though some will dispute this.

The economy was a shambles. Bush Sr. was a bit of a bumbler. Puking on the Japanese Prime Minister at a state dinner did not help. (This actually happened.)

Clinton was from the south, as was Gore; they SOUNDED like they were from the south. They naturally ran strong enough down there to carry their home states plus a couple others.

1996: weak opposition candidate + 4 years of peace and prosperity + crowd-pleasing conservative positions on welfare and anti-gay marriage legislation (DOMA). Plus big bucks such as few DEM candidates had ever seen!

Still, Big Bill pulled only 49% of the popular vote.


Don't shoot me, folks. Them's the facts.