January 30, 2008 - Where Are They Now? Wednesday - Strong Candidates
This week’s WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WEDNESDAY (WATN) are the Politicians with stick-to-itiveness.
They lose one primary and they drop out of the campaign. I PEEVED about the Accelerated Primary Schedule last October. I was upset that so much weight was put on three states (IA, NH, and SC) when they do not represent most of the country and only account for 2.9% of the general population.
So here we are on January 30, with few, good choices. I had correctly handicapped the Democratic field a year ago on January 22, 2007.
Some successful politicians lost their first major campaigns:
George W. Bush unsuccessfully ran for the 19th Congressional District in TX in 1978.
Bill Clinton, a many time loser (insert own joke here), failed to win his 1974 race to be a Arkansas Congressman. He also became the youngest ex-Governor when he lost his 1980 re-election bid.
What if Presidents #42 and #43 would have given up their political aspirations as easily as the current Presidential Candidates have thrown in the towel? Oh, dare to dream.
In 1992, Bill Clinton didn’t WIN a primary until the seventh contest. We haven’t had 7 primaries yet and already 8 Democratic candidates have given up, leaving only 2 undesirables.
The Republican field isn’t any better. All they want to do is compare themselves to Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan lost his Presidential bids in 1968 and 1976, yet he had perseverance. Reagan was great, but let’s move on. We need FORWARD THINKING. The closet any of the final 3 Republican candidates can get to Reagan is when they fly in to Washington D.C. and land at his airport.
Today’s politicians quit TOO EARLY and TOO OFTEN.
They lose one primary and they drop out of the campaign. I PEEVED about the Accelerated Primary Schedule last October. I was upset that so much weight was put on three states (IA, NH, and SC) when they do not represent most of the country and only account for 2.9% of the general population.
So here we are on January 30, with few, good choices. I had correctly handicapped the Democratic field a year ago on January 22, 2007.
Some successful politicians lost their first major campaigns:
George W. Bush unsuccessfully ran for the 19th Congressional District in TX in 1978.
Bill Clinton, a many time loser (insert own joke here), failed to win his 1974 race to be a Arkansas Congressman. He also became the youngest ex-Governor when he lost his 1980 re-election bid.
What if Presidents #42 and #43 would have given up their political aspirations as easily as the current Presidential Candidates have thrown in the towel? Oh, dare to dream.
In 1992, Bill Clinton didn’t WIN a primary until the seventh contest. We haven’t had 7 primaries yet and already 8 Democratic candidates have given up, leaving only 2 undesirables.
The Republican field isn’t any better. All they want to do is compare themselves to Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan lost his Presidential bids in 1968 and 1976, yet he had perseverance. Reagan was great, but let’s move on. We need FORWARD THINKING. The closet any of the final 3 Republican candidates can get to Reagan is when they fly in to Washington D.C. and land at his airport.
Today’s politicians quit TOO EARLY and TOO OFTEN.
WHERE ARE THE RESILIENT CANDIDATES NOW? We need candidates that can lose a little, only to gain later. All we have now are QUITTERS.
I tell my children that they should expect disappointment. My wife says the secret to our long marriage is LOW EXPECTATIONS. There you go. Aim low, hit the mark, claim success.
Come on candidates. It’s should be a marathon, not a sprint. I live in Ohio and we won’t hold a primary till March. Will any candidates be left by then?
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posted by J. Jay @ 9:34 PM
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Don't let yourself become the victim of realistic expectations. This is a perfect chance to practice what you preach. Go ahead and send Fred Thompson a few hundred dollars so that he can get his message out.
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