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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: j_b who wrote (7861)	10/8/1998 10:37:00 AM
From: John Lacelle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

jb, Ya know, that question requires a long answer. First, I think that the Republicans had no choice but to pick Bob Dole. He had all the connections. It was interesting watching Gramm, Forbes, Buchanon, and Keyes try to build support but in the face of a guy who had spent a lifetime in Washington, it was almost an unwinable situation against all of his connections. I wanted Dole to pick a woman running mate such as Christine Todd- Whitman so that he could win. He chose to lose with Jack Kemp. It is also important to bear in mind that the Republicans had this thorn in their side named Ross Perot. In '92 he actually got 20% of the vote. In '96 he got 8% and most polls indicate that he got his votes from the ranks of Republicans. Bill Clinton never even got a simple majority...46% in '92, and 49.6% in '96. For all practical purposes, Bill Clinton does not have the level of popularity that the media claims he does. He will pay for that with the House vote of Impeachment today. -John