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Originally Posted by jefelump
The larger issue that hurt Bush 41 in '92 was Ross Perot. The "read my lips, no new taxes" was devastating to his re-election when he raised taxes, but I agree many sins are forgiveable in politics. Bringing in a third candidate, who himself was more conservative leaning, pulled votes away from Bush. Clinton didn't win a clear majority. He just did better than Bush and Perot.
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Yeah, that's true. Bush probably wins if Perot doesn't run. But the newness of the main opponent was still a factor, as I maintain it presently is in the '08 campaign...