re: #48 sliv_the_eli

I agree with your observation about the degree of the shift. The Dem shift was much smaller, but palpable nevertheless. Repubs, on the other hand, have gone completely off the deep end. Thus, Sen. Kerry, whatever one’s views of him as a candidate vis-a-vis Pres. Bush was at least a viable candidate with years of significant public service and leadership to speak of. The Repubs, on the other hand, have bounced so far right, I do not see any viable candidate, unless someone comes out of the woodwork, as did a then governor from a small Mid-Western state when none of the big names in the Dem Party were willing to run against a then very popular Pres. Bush in 1988. After all, despite the media’s obsession with the upcoming presidential election, the election is still more than a year away.

Didn’t Clinton Run against Bush in 1992 not 1988?