Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem
With all due respect, the campaign that ends up winning is the one with a good candidate. As I'm sure you realize, the winners get to write the history. A good example is Howard Dean. When he took over the DNC, you could hear Goopers snickering from DC to LA. Terrible choice. No experience in party building. Blah Blah Blah. After election night in 2006, their laughter was replaced by tears.
The point of running for President is to get elected. Period. Everything else is secondary. Whoever manages to do so by definition ran a good campaign and achieved what only....43? people (only counting Cleveland once) would have accomplished previously in the 225+ year history of the office. (actually may be less than that as Ford was never elected on a national ticket).
Originally posted by rufus
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The point of running for President is to get elected. Period. Everything else is secondary. Whoever manages to do so by definition ran a good campaign and achieved what only....43? people (only counting Cleveland once) would have accomplished previously in the 225+ year history of the office. (actually may be less than that as Ford was never elected on a national ticket).
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