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Originally Posted by SFL Cat
 Not how I remember it all. The Dems painted Ford as a Nixon tool, especially after Nixon's Watergate pardon; an idiot, he was heavily blamed for the economic doldrums caused by a lot of Nixon's fiscal policies; and on top of everything else, a klutz -- what the hell is that clown going to trip over today?
Poor Gerald didn't even get a sympathy bump when Squeaky Fromme tried to put a bullet in him. Glad to know Democrats REALLY had such high esteem for the guy. |
Like I said, they voted Carter as a backlash against Nixon and watergate. Simpe stuff. Remember, they'd never voted for Ford either so there was no attachment. He was screwed either way.
Say what you will about Democrats there but Nixon had taken 72 in a landslide so it certainly isn't clear that there was this huge political divide like there is now. There was huge disillusionment which is hard to understand now sometimes since now disillusionment is the norm.
As for what he can trip over now, who knows? Dole took the last really good one.
