Candidates who suffered by failing to excite the "base" (user search)
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All Along The Watchtower
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« on: June 05, 2012, 04:05:55 PM »
Quote from: red's wet dream on June 04, 2012, 10:42:10 PM
Quote from: Snowstalker on June 04, 2012, 10:37:22 PM
You could say Al Smith, given that he certainly didn't appeal to the Democratic base (southern whites), and only won the Deep South "yellow dog" states.

Not really, since he was incredibly exciting to the larger component of the Democratic base (Catholics and immigrants).  Saying Al Smith didn't excite the base would be like saying George McGovern and Barry Goldwater didn't because they alienated labor and WASPs.

Barry Goldwater alienated WASPs? What do you think Orange County was at the time? Tongue
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