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gopiscrap

(23,765 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:30 PM Feb 2020

when was the last time a Republican presidential candidate

won the presidential election with out cheating.

Here's my take:

1956 Eisenhower: clean win

1968 Nixon dirty: got Anna Chenault and Kissinger to wreck the peace talks

1972 Nixon dirty: Watergate

1980 Reagan dirty: stole briefing book from Carter campaign

1988 Bush I dirty: numerous violations plus Willie Horton ad

2000 Bush II dirty: Had Republican Supreme stop vote count and hand him the presidency

2004 Bush II dirty: Ohio is still disputed thank you Karl Rove

2016 trump dirty: Russian interference

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when was the last time a Republican presidential candidate (Original Post) gopiscrap Feb 2020 OP

1980 Iran Contra. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #1

thanks gopiscrap Feb 2020 #2

The hostages Cosmocat Feb 2020 #3

The first Presidential election in which I was able to vote. Different Drummer Feb 2020 #5

Same. I was so disappointed. Couldn't stand Reagan from the get go. nt crickets Feb 2020 #9

Indeed. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #10

1984 Reagan TwilightZone Feb 2020 #4

The victories were seriously more corrupt that that. Seriously. jimlup Feb 2020 #6

Good post. MuseRider Feb 2020 #7

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Feb 2020 #8

I watched Ken Burns Vietnam again, my jaw was on the floor on Nixon. He literally told the uponit7771 Feb 2020 #11

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. 1980 Iran Contra.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:33 PM

Feb 2020

Great post.

gopiscrap

(23,765 posts)

2. thanks

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:40 PM

Feb 2020

Cosmocat

(14,575 posts)

3. The hostages

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:42 PM

Feb 2020

Back room deal for the Iranians to keep holding them.

Different Drummer

(7,650 posts)

5. The first Presidential election in which I was able to vote.

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:46 PM

Feb 2020

I voted for Carter, of course.

crickets

(25,983 posts)

9. Same. I was so disappointed. Couldn't stand Reagan from the get go. nt

Reply to Different Drummer (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:49 AM

Feb 2020

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

10. Indeed.

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:57 PM

Feb 2020

And William Barr facilitated the pardons.

TwilightZone

(25,485 posts)

4. 1984 Reagan

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:45 PM

Feb 2020

Mondale, who ran a liberal campaign, got beaten by 18%. I wouldn't necessarily call it a clean campaign, but I don't know of a scenario where Mondale wins that one.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)

6. The victories were seriously more corrupt that that. Seriously.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:59 PM

Feb 2020

Fucking Reagan won in '80 because he made a deal with the Iranian government. This is known as the "October Surpise"

Pretty clearly documented ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Surprise_conspiracy_theory

Bush II clearly won by suppressing the vote before the issue of a recount even raised it's head.

MuseRider

(34,125 posts)

7. Good post.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 11:41 PM

Feb 2020

We have all known this but the way you put this down makes it really obvious to even those who did not live through these. Eisenhower was during my childhood so I remember nothing but these others, wow. They are this and so much more.

Really nice post, it puts things right where they belong without question.

crickets

(25,983 posts)

8. K&R for the post and the discussion.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:48 AM

Feb 2020

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

11. I watched Ken Burns Vietnam again, my jaw was on the floor on Nixon. He literally told the