Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post

archer2371 · 12-05-2003, 07:54 AM

I tend to agree with Conclamo Ludus on this one. Hate will not get Bush out of office, it will only drive those swing voters away. If a Democratic candidate wants to win the elections they need to take lessons from Clinton. Economic Conservative-people like their tax cuts and generally, most are economic conservatives. Social liberal-everyone is a social liberal to some degree, and a Republican Congress was able to keep Clinton's laws pretty much middle of the road (tho I disagree with Don't Ask Don't Tell and the Marriage Tax). So far, there isn't really a candidate that exemplifies what a good politician Clinton was. Back in '92 the GHWB Camp tried to portray Clinton as a dumb ol' boy from Arkansas, that backfired big time. '96, Dole's camp tried to do some more, criticizing the person. Not to mention Perot helped to suck some votes away from the two candidates (Clinton never got 50% of the vote if I may remind the people on this board). Also, the Dems are using a shotgun approach to politics, they're going wholesale instead of retail (lots and lots of people compared to good service to an individual in a line). Bush is taking lessons from Reagan on this one, he has a 6,000,000 name e-mail list in which to run a part of his campaign. Clinton won because he focused on issues, not people, if the Dems do that again, Bush is gone. But it's not happening, none of the Dems seem to have the ability to retail their product to the American people, and Bush does.

12-05-2003, 07:54 AM	#56 (permalink)
archer2371 Sarge of Blood Gulch Red Outpost Number One Location: On the front lines against our very enemy	I tend to agree with Conclamo Ludus on this one. Hate will not get Bush out of office, it will only drive those swing voters away. If a Democratic candidate wants to win the elections they need to take lessons from Clinton. Economic Conservative-people like their tax cuts and generally, most are economic conservatives. Social liberal-everyone is a social liberal to some degree, and a Republican Congress was able to keep Clinton's laws pretty much middle of the road (tho I disagree with Don't Ask Don't Tell and the Marriage Tax). So far, there isn't really a candidate that exemplifies what a good politician Clinton was. Back in '92 the GHWB Camp tried to portray Clinton as a dumb ol' boy from Arkansas, that backfired big time. '96, Dole's camp tried to do some more, criticizing the person. Not to mention Perot helped to suck some votes away from the two candidates (Clinton never got 50% of the vote if I may remind the people on this board). Also, the Dems are using a shotgun approach to politics, they're going wholesale instead of retail (lots and lots of people compared to good service to an individual in a line). Bush is taking lessons from Reagan on this one, he has a 6,000,000 name e-mail list in which to run a part of his campaign. Clinton won because he focused on issues, not people, if the Dems do that again, Bush is gone. But it's not happening, none of the Dems seem to have the ability to retail their product to the American people, and Bush does. __________________ "This ain't no Ice Cream Social!" "Hey Grif, Chupathingy...how bout that? I like it...got a ring to it." "I have no earthly idea what it is I just saw, or what this place is, or where in the hell O'Malley is! My only choice is to blame Grif for coming up with such a flawed plan. Stupid, stupid Grif."