Would Bush have had the slightest chance of being re-elected?
2006-12-03 09:25:52 · 18 answers · asked by Sean 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Dubya was not elected in the first place. The Supreme Court selected him. But to more directly answer your question, Bush would not have gotten out of his first term without 9/11, much less get re-selected.
2006-12-03 09:28:34 · answer #1 · answered by drecarter04 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋
If it hadn't happened in 2001, it would have happened later on,with terrorists having more cells here.
Who knows what would have happened in the Bush term if 9/11 didn't happen. Maybe he would have reformed social security and done a lot of other things: space program, more alternative energy other things he's mentioned in his State of the Union speeches.
2006-12-03 17:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by Susan M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No but that is a moot point since 9/11 had to happen.
2006-12-03 17:57:07 · answer #3 · answered by Perplexed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to say he would have had a 100% chance of being re-elected. That doesn't mean he would have been, but he would have had the chance, since I doubt anyone would have assassinated him
2006-12-03 17:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Do you really think 9/11 helped him in '04? I don't.
2006-12-03 17:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately yes, due to two things.......
1) Rednecks, unfortunately ever since that freakin Blue collar comedy tour stuff happened, red necks have been rallying all over, and more and more are showing up everywhere, bush finds common ground with them, and gains support.
2) The overwhelming christian population, again unfortunately, bush connects with them on their level. He boasts his christianity, and the christians (like always) mindlessly follow him.
And last but not least, #'s 1 and 2 tie in together, there seems to be some kind of redneck christian melt that is taking place which is screwing the rest of us over.
2006-12-03 17:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Bush wasn't elected in the first place. Al Gore was. It's just that Bush's brother is governor of one of the biggest states with one of the largest amounts of electoral college votes. Al Gore won but good ol' Jeb took care of that for his brother.
2006-12-03 17:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by imakillerkiller 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Absolutely. Before 9/11 he was actually atempting conservatism.
2006-12-03 17:30:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Maybe. A lot would have depended on what happened instead, and who the Democrats might have nominated.
2006-12-03 21:44:43 · answer #9 · answered by zahir13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but it did, and I am not looking to the past wondering what if anyway. It did happen and I am going forward.
2006-12-03 17:27:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋