1988: Kemp/Dole VS. Dukakis/Bentsen
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Mr. Paleoconservative
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« on: February 04, 2006, 11:49:23 PM »
Let's assume that Jack Kemp had won the 1988 Republican Primaries and went on to choose Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas as his VP.  The Democratic ticket stays the same.  Who would win?  Maps?
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2006, 12:16:10 AM »
What in the Hell is people's fasination with Jack Kemp?  All his books were ghost writen, and they were filled with idiotic ideas, anyway.
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2006, 12:22:42 AM »
Something like this maybe.
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2006, 12:30:18 AM »
Yeah, that idea about returning to the Gold-standard would have won a lot of votes.
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2006, 12:32:54 AM »
Quote from: Supersoulty on February 05, 2006, 12:16:10 AM
What in the Hell is people's fasination with Jack Kemp?  All his books were ghost writen, and they were filled with idiotic ideas, anyway.

:-(

Why Super, why.

Jack Kemp is my ideological mentor.  He is one of the greatest men to serve in Congress and serve our Party as its Vice-Presidential nominee.
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2006, 12:34:00 AM »
Sorry, I just find him to be entirely unimpressive.
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2006, 01:59:03 AM »

I think Kemp/Dole could take OR, WA (Which was sending Slade Gorton back to the Senate that year), and possibly WV.
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2006, 10:14:54 AM »
Kemp/Dole wins, end or story. Tongue
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2006, 09:24:57 PM »
I would have voted for Kemp.
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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2006, 10:23:23 PM »
This election would have been closer than George HW Bush v Dukakis, however, Kemp wins.  In the final analysis, Dukakis would not have won in 1988 against any reasonable Republican candidate.

Kemp/Dole               309
Dukakis/Bentsen      229
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2006, 09:55:48 PM »
Quote from: Supersoulty on February 05, 2006, 12:30:18 AM
Yeah, that idea about returning to the Gold-standard would have won a lot of votes.

1.Why would that be a bad thing?
2.Most Americans know very little about economics-it really wouldn't phase a lot of them over.
3.It actually might help him, if he ran under the same "limited government" platform Reagan ran on.
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« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2006, 08:29:28 AM »
Quote from: Supersoulty on February 05, 2006, 12:16:10 AM
What in the Hell is people's fasination with Jack Kemp?  All his books were ghost writen, and they were filled with idiotic ideas, anyway.

not to mention the fact he completely sucked as a vp candidte in 96.
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« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2006, 06:39:11 PM »
Put it through my Presidential election simulator. Final result:

Kemp: 400
Dukakis: 138
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