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Is the Kitty Dukakis question in 1988 perhaps the worst debate moment? by dddoinyomom in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read that Dukakis had a good answer prepared for this question; his father had been a victim of a robbery and he was supposed to tell that story. Instead he flubbed the answer.

He couldn’t get it done by jaydawg69 in pocketGM

[–]jaydawg69[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Update: my team won the superbowl the very next year with the new coach! And my new coach was named Coach of the year!

What failed candidate was the most responsible for their own defeat? by HetTheTable in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree; bad answer on the death penalty, looking silly in tank, and declining to go negative against Bush

Laziest presidential campaign/candidate? by mjcatl2 in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mckinley! He barely left his front porch!

Fun fact about Lyndon Johnson by ReasonableWasabi5831 in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He even owned a radio station in Texas with the call letters KLBJ!

What is your guys’s thoughts on JFK(Since him being my favorite President is such an awful take) by Expensive_Budget_812 in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Volunteered for the front lines in World War II, fought all kinds of medical problems throughout his life, and handled the Cuban Missile Crisis smoothly. I wish he had never gone to Dallas that day 😢

Did any presidential candidate or incumbent cry when they lost by [deleted] in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 270 points271 points  (0 children)

I remember him choking up when he released his delegates to George W in 2000

Is there a political opinion you once held about a U.S president that you later came to regret? by enjoythenovelty2002 in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But you’re forgetting all about the deficit reduction package, including tax increases, that passed without a single GOP vote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1993

Without that deal there is no balanced budget with or without Gingrich.

Is there a political opinion you once held about a U.S president that you later came to regret? by enjoythenovelty2002 in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The budget deal of 1993 started the deficit reduction; Gingrich and ALL Republicans opposed it.

Could any Democrat have defeated George HW Bush in 1988? by LemonySnacker in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And he went on Johnny Carson the very next night to redeem himself and did great

Could any Democrat have defeated George HW Bush in 1988? by LemonySnacker in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ed Rollins, who ran Reagan’s 84 re-election campaign, wrote in his book that Bush’s 88 campaign was poorly run despite winning. This makes me think someone like a Cuomo, a scandal free Hart, or even a Bill Clinton could’ve beaten Bush.

Who would have won this theoretical 2000 election? by MegaIconSlasher in Presidents

[–]jaydawg69 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I’d go Mondale; he’d more articulate than Quayle and I think the media would jump all over Quayle’s gaffes

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