Would Gary Hart have had a chance against Reagan in '84?

urbanguerrilla

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Wed Nov-24-04 01:55 AM
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Would Gary Hart have had a chance against Reagan in '84?

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coloradodem2005

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Wed Nov-24-04 01:57 AM
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1. I don't know.

I think that if it was not for the Donna Rice thing, he could have smacked down Bush I in '88. Who knows, we may not even be in this mess now if he did that.

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Elidor

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Wed Nov-24-04 02:03 AM
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2. Is this a trick question?

No.

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liberalpragmatist

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Wed Nov-24-04 02:32 AM
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3. probably not

It wouldn't have been a 49-state blowout. But it still would have probably been a comfortable Reagan win - I dunno, maybe 53-46 or 54-45 as opposed to the 59-40 blowout that Reagan got.

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autorank

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:12 AM
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4. Only if he'd shown pictures of the affair.

Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 03:13 AM by autorank

Gary Hart, huge potential, could have turned the mountain states and Midwest deep blue, really intelligent and talented. Except he had the 'curse'--hubris. Told the press 'bring it on' about his supposed affair with Donna Rice (little known daughter of Mandy Rice-Davies; a prize for getting the reference). Oops, there goes the nomination, the mountain states, the Midwest, and Hart. What a total waste of a brilliant career and first rate mind. Might have beat Reagan, maybe. Would have got '88 nomination and kicked H.W.'s butt...holy shit, two women (Donna & 'that woman), two * terms. Bummer

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Gore1FL

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Wed Nov-24-04 03:15 AM
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5. I think he had a better chance than Mondale

This isn;t to say Modale was not a betetr choice, however, Mondale was too associated with Carter, who in 1984 was not a popular figure. In one debate Mondale was even asked about Carter/Mondale when the panalist clearly meant Mondale/Ferraro.

I doubt anyone would have beaten Reagan in 1984.

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Kahuna

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Wed Nov-24-04 09:20 AM
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6. No. Reagan was immensely popular after he got capped.

Nobody could have beat him.

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