Reply #36: Nothing uncivil in noting ... [View All]

[Pepperbelly]

that I believe that your predicates are all wrong. Of those, only McGovern and Kerry lacked executive experience. Unless your point is that people who have served in the Congress are toxic in the electoral process which, btw, I disagree with also ... then perhaps a case might be made.

It will always be a matter of election dynamics in the race. After all, Dukakis was a sitting governor with an impressive record ... the Massachusetts Miracle and it was very, very good. McGovern was running against an incumbent, at the time, with very good ratings. We could have nominated a sitting governor ... say Dale Bumpers of Arkansas ... and lost just as badly. The same could be said of Dole when he ran against Clinton.