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re: why did George HW bush lose his reelection in 1992?
Posted on 8/18/20 at 10:43 am to Sooner5030
Posted on 8/18/20 at 10:43 am to Sooner5030
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When economic growth is dependent on deficit spending and you attempt to reverse that trend you will find yourself in a calculated recession initially. But you will set the path for a better fiscal situation in the out years.
But the economic growth wasn't due to deficit spending. In fact, revenues to the Treasury during the Reagan years actually doubled due to record economic growth. What lead to the deficit was the spending increases that had to be made to the Dems, who were the majority in both houses of Congress during the Reagan presidency, in order to get the tax cuts through the congress and on to Reagan's desk for him to sign.
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Posted on 8/18/20 at 10:46 am to bdavids09
He was a shitty campaigner who didn’t like to campaign, had no charisma, he ran against someone full of charisma, and he had the Ross Perot problem. He also didn’t connect with regular people and he was portrayed as out of touch and elite. Trump doesn’t have any of those problems.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 10:46 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Ross Perot siphoned off a margin of victory worth of votes.
Had Perot not dropped out and re-entered he may have won.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 10:49 am to BlackAdam
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Had Perot not dropped out and re-entered he may have won.
I’d like to see those naked pics of his daughter that caused him to drop out.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:20 pm to CedarChest
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What lead to the deficit was the spending increases that had to be made to the Dems, who were the majority in both houses of Congress during the Reagan presidency, in order to get the tax cuts through the congress and on to Reagan's desk for him to sign.
GOP controlled the Senate for the first 6 years of Reagan's presidency.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:21 pm to bdavids09
I think he was a little sick leading up to the election but he took his foot off of the gas. I have hated him ever since -RIP, I guess though.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:25 pm to AggieHank86
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The problem with that "logical assumption" is that exit polls show the "second choice" for Perot voters was split between Bush and Clinton almost exactly evenly, not 75:25.
Told y’all
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:27 pm to bdavids09
slick willy had the women in his palm of his hands.
He charmed their pants off, literally and figuratively
He charmed their pants off, literally and figuratively
Posted on 8/18/20 at 12:35 pm to saints5021
1) He broke his major campaign promise of "No new taxes"
2) There was a 3rd party candidate (Ross Perot)
3) He was running against one of the most charismatic presidential candidates ever (Bill Clinton)
2) There was a 3rd party candidate (Ross Perot)
3) He was running against one of the most charismatic presidential candidates ever (Bill Clinton)
This post was edited on 8/18/20 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 8/18/20 at 1:29 pm to Wally Sparks
quote:I'm sure you are correct, but my premise still stands, which is tax cuts caused the economy to grow, which caused the revenue to the Treasury to double, and the congress, led by the likes of Tip O'Neil increased spending over and above the revenue increases. The Pubs of that era were generally just as feckless and cowardly as they are today.
GOP controlled the Senate for the first 6 years of Reagan's presidency.
This post was edited on 8/18/20 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 8/18/20 at 1:56 pm to CedarChest
Bush looked at his watch during the debate.
Clinton walked forward and said, “I feel your pain.”
Clinton walked forward and said, “I feel your pain.”
Posted on 8/18/20 at 4:46 pm to zeebo
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Bush looked at his watch during the debate. Clinton walked forward and said, “I feel your pain.”
28 years later, it’s still painful.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 4:53 pm to bdavids09
Ross Perot split the GOP vote and gave the election to Billy the Pedophile
Posted on 8/18/20 at 4:57 pm to bdavids09
He got bit by the "Read My Lips No New Taxes" ran on a loop and Ross Perot gleaned a lot of votes.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 5:00 pm to bdavids09
"You can't pee in a Mr Coffee and get Taster's Choice."
Posted on 8/18/20 at 5:08 pm to Wally Sparks
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"No New Taxes" Perot Media all in on getting Clinton elected
This plus a mild recession caused by the gulf war. Then GHWB allowed tax rates to increase which retarded the recovery. GHWB and his team thought there was no way he could lose after delivering the world from Saddam Hussein's maniacal quest to take over a majority of the world oil supply. GHWB just wasn't politically savvy enough to realize his situation.
This post was edited on 8/18/20 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 8/18/20 at 5:09 pm to bdavids09
I thought he took a dive.
Posted on 8/18/20 at 5:23 pm to bdavids09
Ross "Giant Sucking Sound" Perot
Posted on 8/18/20 at 5:25 pm to bdavids09
The little hand grenade with the bad haircut split the Republican vote. Slick Willie only got 42 percent of the vote. Or was it 43? One or the other.
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