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molson · 07-20-2010, 05:12 PM

Here was who the Republicans passed up in 1996, (in order of popular votes across the primaries, after Dole, who ended up with 58.82%).

Pat Buchanan - 3,184,943 (20.76%)
Steve Forbes - 1,751,187 (11.41%)
Lamar Alexander - 495,590 (3.23%)
Alan Keyes - 471,716 (3.08%)
Richard Lugar - 127,111 (0.83%)
Unpledged - 123,278 (0.80%)
Phil Gramm - 71,456 (0.47%)
Bob Dornan - 42,140 (0.28%)
Morry Taylor - 21,180 (0.14%)

Who knows, maybe Alexander or Luger would have been a better general election option than Dole....but looking at these lists makes me just somewhat suspicious that perhaps the best, most intelligent, most capabable Americans aren't going into politics (and from an overall qualifications/competence/achievement standard - Dole blows all of these guys away).

07-20-2010, 05:12 PM	#10236
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Here was who the Republicans passed up in 1996, (in order of popular votes across the primaries, after Dole, who ended up with 58.82%). Pat Buchanan - 3,184,943 (20.76%) Steve Forbes - 1,751,187 (11.41%) Lamar Alexander - 495,590 (3.23%) Alan Keyes - 471,716 (3.08%) Richard Lugar - 127,111 (0.83%) Unpledged - 123,278 (0.80%) Phil Gramm - 71,456 (0.47%) Bob Dornan - 42,140 (0.28%) Morry Taylor - 21,180 (0.14%) Who knows, maybe Alexander or Luger would have been a better general election option than Dole....but looking at these lists makes me just somewhat suspicious that perhaps the best, most intelligent, most capabable Americans aren't going into politics (and from an overall qualifications/competence/achievement standard - Dole blows all of these guys away). Last edited by molson : 07-20-2010 at 05:14 PM.