1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
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1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
1996: Dole
2000: <didn't vote>
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
:lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Shastafarian
'08-Obama
00: Bush
04: Badnarik
I heard Nader in Bill Maher's show.
How the fuck can anyone vote for that idiot?
Edit: My 10,000 post (FWIW) :downspin: :cooldevil :elephant
Reagan ( just a little too young but would've if I could've)
Reagan
Bush
No vote (didn't care much either way)
Clinton
Bush
Bush (more a vote against Kerry, thought I would be voting for Hillary to punish repubs but she didn't run)
McCain (more a vote against Obama, thought I would be voting for Hillary to punish repubs)
Why do people vote 3rd party? Might as well save time and stay home IMO.
2000: didn't vote
2004: didn't vote
W versus Gore was a tossup to me. If you put a gun to my head I probably would have gone with W. Gore's douche qualities were too high. And really, after 9/11, I think Bush was much better at rallying the common man than Gore would have been. Considering that was the most important time period of the last eight years by far, I'm glad it was dumbass W and not pompous douche Gore.
In 2004, Kerry was a joke of a candidate. I'd say he will go down as one of the top five worst presidential candidates in American history. W was obviously heading down the tubes but even a bad W is better than whatever Kerry would have brought to the table.
That said, if the Democrats would have nominated someone on the level of Clinton or Obama, I would have easily voted against W. Even looking back with 20-20 hindsight, I can't say for sure that Gore or Kerry would have us in a better position. W handled 9/11 in the weeks and months following it pretty damn well and whatever he's done has prevented a further attack. Would Gore or Kerry have done the same? Who knows.
But props to the Democrats for finally putting a good candidate on the ballot. Now the Republicans need to gather themselves and go back to their base principles and find a quality candidate in '12 or '16.
'72-McGovern
'76-Carter
'80-Reagan
'84-Reagan
'88-Bush
'92-Clinton
'96-Dole
'00-Bush
'04-Badnarik
'08-McCain
Quote:
Originally Posted by shelshor
So you're one of the 10 people that gets to claim scorboard on 72. Always wanted to meet one of you guys, didn't realize I had :tu
Are you related to Findog?Quote:
Originally Posted by PixelPusher
BTW, nice track record.
I live in California...I can't pretend my votes have a profound effect on any Presidential election.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
I didn't vote in 2000 because I was completely disengaged with politics at the time. My convenient "they're all the same, anyway" cynicism vanished shortly after W. took office
Track record? You think voting is like picking a 3 game teaser at the sports book in a Vegas Casino?Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
It's much easier than that....I think the odds of being eligible to vote in 3 Presidential Elections and never once voting for the winner are pretty low.Quote:
Originally Posted by PixelPusher
You and Michael Moore are the only 2 I know of...
Michael Moore voted for Bob Dole in '96?Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
and again...what the hell does "picking the winners" have to do with anything? Is there a prize for "picking the winner"?
This...
http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/...oth-723571.jpg
...is not the same as this
http://www.intrade.com/images/intrade-new/logo.gif
Quote:
Originally Posted by PixelPusher
Nader, Nader, Kerry.
Sure...4 years of enormously pissing off people you don't agree with.Quote:
Originally Posted by PixelPusher
That's a pretty shitty reason to vote for or against somebody, but then again, there's many other shitty reasons to vote...Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Don't answer the question because you don't have a plausible answer. Got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Still waiting for whottt to provide some logic...
<crickets chirping>
Still waiting for whottt to explain his logic....Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
<crickets chirping>
I hope you haven't been holding your breath.Quote:
Originally Posted by Findog
I'd die of asphyxiationQuote:
Originally Posted by Shastafarian
Nah, you'd just pass out and start breathing again. :spin