ii) He faced a stiff, wooden Gore and a stiff, wooden Kerry. He lost to Gore the popular vote to Gore in spite of a hyper-energised base.
iii) He had the 'war on terror' in 2004.
iv) He was perceived by a lot of people as being more personable than both of his opponents.
I wouldn't have thought it possible, but whether it is Romney or Gingrich, the GOP have outdone not only themselves this year, but they have selected a candidate without any of the redeeming qualities of the 1980s failed Democratic candidates, who were both...stiff and wooden. They have successfully managed to out-Dole Bob Dole, out-Goldwater Barry Goldwater, out-Mondale Walter Mondale and out-Dukakis Michael Dukakis. There is literally nothing positive to say about their prospective nominee. Nothing. None of the above, weak candidates though they were, had nothing on these characters. They were all monumentally impressive, untarnished candidates in comparison, and they would all most likely defeat Gingrich or Romney by way of crushing landslide.
There is no room for complacency, and I trust that the Obama campaign will not fall into that trap, but for goodness' sake...I may not be American, but as a deep admirer of your country's finer qualities (I caught the bug at about four years old and it has been with me ever since), as an avid follower of your political scene, I wouldn't have thought it possible that such a risible, failed, unlikeable by every metric bar the GOP's default 35% candidate could get the nod in this day and age.
Whoever they select from hereon, they have indeed managed to pull that off. I'm astonished.
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