i'm starting this new thread/poll because it has nothing to do with the story here - http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=113334&page=1 - but there are some posts in there that lead me to this question: if bush had run as a democrat, would he have been elected? the quick response is easily no for many of his social views, also his economic policy isn't democrat either, but he hardly resembles a true republican, so if he had run on the other ticket, with say a john edwards or joe liberman vp, could he have been elected?
Assuming he somehow gets through the primaries... I suppose it depends on who the Republicans had slated against him. But most probably not. I don't his conservative social values would garner him enough to carry the South. Without the South, he would have no chance.
Is this a trick question? Besides being what this agnostic might describe as the Anti-Christ, George W. Bush is the Anti-Democrat. To compare him to Democratic Presidents or Democrats running for President, is nonsense, and has been since the early 1930's. In my opinion. Keep D&D Civil.
i assure you this is no trick question... all of the answers have been pretty much what i was looking for, i just wasn't sure because a)he is nothing like what i voted for b)most of his appointees have and are questionable (not that that only dems choose bad appointees)
Bush can be considered a Democrat. He's been constantly throwing money at problems hoping it solves them.
When I saw the title of this thread I thought it might be about Monty Python's The Holy Grail. You know, running away from the killer bunny.
That's not a purely Democratic feature considering how much spending went up under Reagan too while Clinton cut spending.
i dont like derailing threads, but i started this one so here goes... these have to be my 2 favorite parts of that movie.
Bush wins as a democrat if the republicans run a tomato and insist on pronouncing it "toe/mah/toe." Oh, and t*** McDoogal is his running partner.
