Clinton's margin of victory was over eight points... that is not a "string." Dole wasn't the best the GOP could do, but he was a genuine war hero with decades of experience. Clinton was the first president since FDR to win a second term, and you are calling him not popular? His approval rating was through the roof even when he was lying about cheating on his wife, for god's sake! Even today, Bill Clinton is the most popular politician in the country!
I am starting to get the idea that you want your own little preverse fascist fantasy to come to fruition. You seem to defend it all points...
I'm not saying he wasn't popular--He was. I just think his popularity has been a little overblown in retrospect. As to Dole, I mean the same, "He was a respected war hero" argument could be made about McCain in 2008. He won by 9 points, yes, but it was still not an overwhelming victory like Reagan in 1984 or even a small landslide like Obama in '08. He should have been more popular (Clinton I mean).
And yeah, he was the first Democrat re-elected since FDR BUT neither Truman nor LBJ sought re-election and Carter generally didn't do a good job. It's not like there were that many post FDR Democratic President.
And what ''fascist fantasy'' do you think I have? I just want to see the Democratic Party prosper.
Clinton won more electoral votes and had a larger margin of victory then our current president. There was a period of time where Clinton had an approval rating higher then seventy percent, which Reagan never achieved. So, uh, there it is.
Truman and LBJ would, in all likelihood, have lost re-election. Of course Kennedy would have won, but that's neither here nor there. Clinton won, after the right forecast his demise. Counts for something.
As for your "fascist fantasy," you know more about it then I do. "THE RIGHT IS TAKING OVER! NEW GILDED AGE!" et cetera. You defend its plausibility in almost every post you make. It is like you want one.
