how many people could name the Repub presidental candidates in 96 or 2000?

pstokely

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:17 AM
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how many people could name the Repub presidental candidates in 96 or 2000?

Edited on Fri Oct-31-03 12:27 AM by pstokely

any more than the amount of people who can name the any of the current Dem candidates?

how many people could name the Dem or Repub candidates in 84, 88, or 92?

does the average apolitical Joe start paying more attention after the primaries and closer to the election?

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w13rd0

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:19 AM
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1. Lesse...2000...

Edited on Fri Oct-31-03 12:20 AM by w13rd0

Alan Keyes
Steve Forbes
Orrin Hatch
Gary Bauer
George W Bush
Elizabeth Dole
...that's it for me, can't think of any others though I'm fairly certain there were.

Oh wait, in 1996...
I know Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan, that Bob Dole fellow...nuthin...i got nuthin...

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elperromagico

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:20 AM
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3. Left out McCain

Edited on Fri Oct-31-03 12:22 AM by elperromagico

Oh, and wasn't Lamar Alexander involved in '96? ABC: Alexander Beats Clinton, or as Al Franken called it, "A Bad Campaign."

Wasn't Phil Gramm a candidate in '96 as well? I remember most of the Repub candidates from Al Franken, quite honestly...

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sandnsea

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:23 AM
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4. Hmmm

You're missing 2 in 2000. The guy from Tennessee, Lamar Alexander, and someone else. Kasich maybe? And didn't Jack Kemp run in 1996 too?

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elperromagico

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:24 AM
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6. Kemp was the VP nominee

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ElsewheresDaughter

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Fri Oct-31-03 08:33 AM
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20. also left out Alexander Lamar and Dornan

Edited on Fri Oct-31-03 08:37 AM by ElsewheresDaughter

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elperromagico

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:19 AM
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2. Good point

Let's extend it. How many could name the Democratic candidates in 1992, 1988, or 1984? Or the Republican candidates in 1988?

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sandnsea

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:24 AM
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7. That's not relevant

That was a long time ago. That's more about one's memory. Knowing who is running today, or even in 2000, is about paying attention. Not the same thing.

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elperromagico

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:28 AM
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10. See Post 8

I really think we're missing the point of the original post.

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sandnsea

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Fri Oct-31-03 02:03 AM
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17. I should probably pay better attention!

Yeah, I think I did. Little words like "in" make all the difference!

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nator311

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:28 AM
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9. let's see...

I believe that John Kasisch (spelling?) was also a candidate in 2000.

Repubs in 1996 also included Richard Lugar, Robert Dornan, Alan Keyes, Phil Gramm, and Lamar Alexander...I believe that there were still more though.

Repubs in '88 included Bob Dole, Bush Sr., Pat Robertson, Haig, and DuPont

Dems in 1992 were Clinton, Harkin, Bob Kerrey,Jerry Brown, and Tsongas

Dems in '88 were Dukakis, Gephardt, Simon, Jesse Jackson, Al Gore

Dems in '84 were Mondale, Hart, John Glenn, Jesse Jackson, Ruben Askew, and Alan Cranston

I was young during all of these election periods, so there are probably some that I am missing.

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Fri Oct-31-03 02:06 AM
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18. For 1988, you forgot

Edited on Fri Oct-31-03 02:15 AM by Lydia Leftcoast

the fellow who was Secretary of the Interior under Clinton. Wish I could remember his name. I even met him at a fundraiser for David Wu (D-Oregon).On edit: It was Bruce Babbitt.

There was someone else, too, because the media kept referring to the Dem candidates as "The Seven Dwarfs."

(No bias there--noooooo!)

So who can come up with the name of the seventh "dwarf"?

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newyawker99

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Fri Oct-31-03 07:14 AM
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19. Hi nator311!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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WilliamPitt

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:23 AM
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5. OK

1996 was Pat Buchanan, Dole, Forbes, Alexander, Gramm, Keyes, Lugar and a bunch of also-rans.

2000 was Alexander, Bauer, Berry (early), Buchanan, Libby Dole, Dornan, Forbes, Hatch, Kasich, Keyes, McCain, Quayle, Smith (early), Thompson (early) and a bunch of also-rans.

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elperromagico

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:26 AM
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8. But I think we're all missing the point

I think the original post was referring to how many regular folks could name the Republican candidates back in 1996 and 2000. We know this stuff because we're political junkies. I doubt the average Joe on the street knows it.

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WilliamPitt

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:31 AM
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11. Correct

And a good point it was.

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Avatar13

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:35 AM
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12. In 96...

There was also Morry Taylor, an uber-rich CEO from Michigan (I believe), and B-1 Bob Dornan to round out the field of major contendors.

I just finished reading "Losers: The road to everywhere but the White House" by Michael Lewis. A funny read about the 96 republican primary and election process.

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Avatar13

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:46 AM
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13. I remember the repubs of 88 because of a SNL sketch

George Bush the Elder
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
Pat Robertson
Pierre DuPont III

Moderator: And now I'd like to announce the candidates for tonight's debate - and please hold your applause to the end, in fairness to Pete DuPont.

That line cracks me up. On a serious note, you make a good point on apolitical attitudes before the candidates are determined.

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Yupster

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:49 AM
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14. Dole also said to Bush

How'd you like a pen in your eye?

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DrFunkenstein

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Fri Oct-31-03 12:54 AM
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15. My Personal Fave - Bo Gritz

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That's what I call heavily decorated!

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Gman

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Fri Oct-31-03 01:01 AM
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16. No more than can name the Dems now

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