Why can't populists win presidential elections

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  1. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    Is it fair to say by the time his 2nd term came around he was an establishment guy?
     
    LaSalleAve, Aug 5, 2015
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    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    No the establishment was trying to unseat him with Whitewater and Monicagate.
     
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  3. Winston1

    Winston1 Founding Member

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    He was an outsider but not a populist. As you said he ran to the center. H Ross Perot was the populist in 1992. Billy was fortunate to be where he was. GHW Bush was Perot's target and taking him down was his goal. Bill won with only 43% of the vote. He was a pragmatic, brilliant politician who was anything but a populist.
     
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    Winston1 Founding Member

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    Red what's your definition of the establishment? Are only Republicans eligible? I guess your view of this is as jaundiced as everything else political. BTW I think he was one of the better presidents of the 20th century.
     
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  5. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    To me a populist would be Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Rand and Ron Paul, Ted Cruz even.
     
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  6. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    I think what he is saying is Bill was a populist to the rest of the politicians.
     
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  7. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Congress is the permanent Washington Establishment. It was Republican at the time, did you forget?

    I am going to cry. Really. You are so mean.
     
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    Try again Red. From 1987 through 1993 both houses of congress had Democrat majories. You got another definition you want to try?
     
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  9. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Geez, you really didn't think this through, did you? Want to try again?

    Bill Clinton took office in 1993 and had a Republican Congress for both terms. Ken Starr was appointed in 1994 to head the failed Whitewater witch hunt.:D
     
    red55, Aug 6, 2015
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    Oops
     
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