Now up to 1996, Bob Dole steps up, and what non-conservative he was. Not only trying to show off a long list of big government projects he proudly supported, but then bragging about his joint ventures with democrats. Finely commenting on his support of his wife's pro gun-control views. All of this added up to breaking his core conservative support.
Meanwhile Clinton was collecting cash from China, in exchange for influence on national policy. Nevertheless, the massive scandal wasn't enough to boost the democrat-ish Bob Dole over Clinton, who yet again failed to even get 50% of the popular vote.
In comes Albert Gore. Now here's a real winner. After the amazing, wonderful, couldn't be better, perfect (impeached) president Clinton... we have Gore. He invented the internet, was wowed by Micheal Jackson of the Chicago Bulls, didn't know who was in the pictures of the founding fathers, he visited Texas during a wild fire, he manufactured a new verse in the Bible, claimed Mary, Joseph and Jesus were homeless, was the first to discover the Washington Post printed the Earth upside down, managed and grew, then sold tobacco, yet is against cigarette companies because of the death of his sister, but still accepted their donations to his campaign, was the inspiration for Love Story, is against the internal combustion engine, yet had millions in oil company stock, and is a big Courtney Love fan that can't name a single song of hers. And that doesn't even include the numerous scandals he was involved in.
Despite the endless string of stupidity that is Gore, he still managed to get 266 electoral votes, and still lose.
Finely we have John Kerry. A brilliant man who married a wealthy widow, to inherent the Heinz family fortune. This after his serving in Vietnam as a reporter that never saw action of any kind, yet became a massive anti-war activist. Quickly after taking a seat in the US Senate, he went straight to communist, and soviet collaborator, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua. The Castro wannabe Ortega, offered a cease-fire in exchange for dropping US support of the Contras. Kerry accepted the offer, and went back to block aid to the contras, which was successful. Of course the cease-fire never happened, but it did lead to the Iran-Contra scandal, which was a non-event.
Nevertheless Kerry, who served in Vietnam, had a hard line position supporting military force in Iraq, until that started to cost him votes. This supportive oppositions to the Iraq war, led to the infamous "I voted for the war, before I voted against it." line. Even so, Kerry still managed to get 19 states before losing.
Last, McCain and Obama. Ironically Obama too was never supposed to win. Like Clinton and Carter before him, Obama was never even supposed to make it past the primaries where the crowning of Queen Hillary was the assumed winner before the race even started. Even months after she dropped out, democrats all over claimed Obama never stood a chance, which would have been true if only a conservative, or even a republican had been in the race.
McCain, who isn't conservative on more than one or two issues, can only boost of democrat policies he helped pass. Almost all of which have been failures. From amnesty, to campaign finance reform, McCain has been a democrat for years. Without much of an issue anywhere to gain the support of the republican base, Obama was given the very opportunity he required to have a chance to win.
So basically, in a retrospective look at democrats in elections, they either lose very badly, or win by not really having an alternative or by some lucky break.
