Arkansas Democratic Primary

[jravnsbo]

Arkanasas is a socially conservative state, it is not for the massive environmental extremism that Gore has written about and his stand on guns hurt him as well.

Why did Gore loose Arkansas? Wouldnt the fact that it was clintons state gave Gore Arkansas.

[jravnsbo]

look at the Gov and 2 senators, 1 GOP and 2 Dems but all are moderates to conservatives.

I knew Hutchinson would lose in 2002 as he was a bit underhanded in divorcing his wife an marrying his aide, that was THE issue in the race.

[jravnsbo]

Well i do think that was ONE factor, but I think the conservative nature of the people pf Arkansas was a bigger reason.

[jravnsbo]

to expand on that, Gore lost in HIS homestate of TN.  he was the favorite son there and so no excuses outside f his liberal policies to blame in a conservative state.

[jravnsbo]

NM was extremely close though 366 votes i believe.

I remember seeing this poll according to which Gore won in all the states where less than a certain percentage of the population (I've forgotten how much, it wasn't 50%) condemned Clinton's extramarital episode. There was one exception either way. Arkansans forgave Clinton but didn't vote for Gore. New Mexicans were the other way round