Random Commands » Quayle http://randomcommands.com you are LOST in a maze of twisty little passges, all the same... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:38:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Palin / Quayle comparisons http://randomcommands.com/2008/08/30/palin-quayle-comparisons/ http://randomcommands.com/2008/08/30/palin-quayle-comparisons/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:13:07 +0000 jstueve http://randomcommands.com/?p=411 They seem to be rife throughout the internets…

Some little remembered facts about Quayle… (from Wikipedia)

  • Bush was trailing by as much as 15 points to Dukakis before the Republican Convention in 88.
  • Senator John McCain, said of Quayle “I can’t believe a guy that handsome wouldn’t have some impact.”
  • Sure enough, post convention the Bush/Quayle got a bump, and never trailed.
  • Despite the well remembered gaffe in the VP debate (“You are no Jack Kennedy”), Quayle wasn’t remembered for being compared to Lloyd Bentsen in the experience question.
  • The Bush/Quayle ticket went on to win the November election with a 53–46 margin by sweeping 40 states and capturing 426 electoral votes.

So, be careful with the Quayle comparisons… Remember Bush/Quayle won.  It was Bush Sr. that killed his re-election chances with the ‘No New Taxes’ flub.

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