It surprised me that he lost. He pushed Iraq out of Kuwait, didn't raise MY middle class taxes. I didn't support him, but I expected him to win. What went wrong?
2007-06-23 19:50:21 · 19 answers · asked by CaesarLives 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
1. Read my lips: no new taxes!
2. Bill Clinton really is a brilliant politician
3. Ross Perot
4. GHWB always had an abrasive, whiny quality about him.
2007-06-23 20:06:42 · answer #1 · answered by BOOM 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Ross Perot had a big influence. He definitely took away a lot of conservative votes. But there were other reasons.
As Clinton's slogan said, "It's the economy stupid". The economy was in a modest recession, but not really bad. The fall of the Soviet empire probably slowed defense spending, that might have had some effect on the economy. The cellular and internet industries had not taken off yet (and those industries fueled the economy in the Clinton era). There were no cheap Chinese goods to fuel consumerism. And raising taxes does not help the economy.
"Read my lips, no new taxes". It doesn't help to get caught in a big lie. Conservatives abhore taxes and that is the Republican base.
Bush was way out of touch with what an average American was at the time. He characterized the middle class as earning $200K/year back then. He might have meant that's how much someone who graduated in the middle of his class at Yale law school makes. Who knows? He was out of touch with Joe six pack.
Finally, one of the biggest secrets about Bush's loss was that he was soft on communism. As the Soviet Union collapsed, Bush did everything he could to prop up the Gorbachov regime. What do expect from the former director of theCIA? He was going to miss his old buds. As the former Soviet republics declared their independence, the USA was consistently one of the last countries to recognize those new independent states. Refugees from the former Soviet Union that now lived in theUSA were appalled. This was a block that had voted 90% Republican because they viewed the Dems as soft on communism. Bush lost all of these votes. I know, my family is a Soviet refugee family. I voted for Clinton because I hated George Bush for his betrayal.
2007-06-24 04:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by libertarian anarchist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
through fact Democrats up until invoice Clinton have been Naive approximately how down and grimy Republicans can get while it comprises prevailing an election. Republicans will lie cheat and scouse borrow to win the election. with any luck Democrats have become it now .
2016-10-03 01:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by ridder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Bush won the popular vote, but lost the Electorial college.
The Electorial college out weighs the popular vote.
2007-06-23 21:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by bigdaddy33 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-23 20:06:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because he is a Weenie, and was NOT the inspiration to the Country that a President should be .....Dumbass thought September 7th. was Pearl Harbor Day , and what he really said was, 'KNOW NEW TAXES'....... and Bush didn't push Iraq out of Kuwait, US Military Might is what sent those Ragheads scurrying ....... Same will happen to Iran, if we can just get the Liberals to stop Half-Steppin ....... and stop all this, "Politically Correct" crapola, and let the Military do what it is the BEST at .......
2007-06-23 20:01:58 · answer #6 · answered by DapperDad 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
He was too honest to rig the elections like his son did, twice. Plus, he didn't give the VERY wealthy the tax cuts they wanted and they withdrew support. He son has more than made up for that.
2007-06-23 19:59:55 · answer #7 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
he was a nut, and has been a drug dealer for many years I am told by reliable sources, and when I was in south America every time a c-130 headed north some officer would remark (there go's another million for old George, and when they found 20 tons of cocaine in a ware house in los angles, ( L.A. COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE) and it belonged to the C.I.A. that Mr Bush headed for so long and still had connections there, and the fact that Clinton promised more to the Israeli's than Bush certainly helped.
2007-06-23 20:05:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
I strongly believe it had a lot to do with Hillary and the Wal-Mart agenda, which was repaid when Bill granted Most Favored Nation status to China.
2007-06-23 20:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Slick Willy (Bill Clinton) had a better PR team than George Bush Sr.
2007-06-23 19:56:11 · answer #10 · answered by theREALtruth.com 6 · 7⤊ 2⤋