kaz
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No, you misread what I said.
I never implied Reagan was unelectable. I said that he was beatable with a unified Democratic Party.
The problem was that Carter was unelectable
With runaway inflation, a horrible economy and the Iran Hostage crisis....any Republican would have won in 1980
That's "unelectable" in an entirely different sense of the word. Carter as a candidate was clearly not unelectable since he won the Presidency.
Carter did not win in 1980
So you seriously don't know what unelectable means? You never cease to amaze me with what you don't know, big guy.
How did Carter do in 1980?
Not winning an election does not mean you are unelectable. I'll explain the conversation to you one more time, then you are on your own.
The point was that actual conservatives are "unelectable." That doesn't just mean they may not win, it means they won't win, the country won't elect an actual fiscal conservative. Republicans are tossing the election by doing that, giving up. That was the claim.
I pointed out that Reagan was called unelectable because he wasn't moderate in 1980. People said he can't win.
Reagan stomped the Democrats. Twice.
That is the discussion. Carter winning an election then losing his re-election is irrelevant to that. Carter wasn't "unelectable." He won once, then lost once.
Winston Churchill: I can explain it to you, I cannot comprehend it for you.
You and synthahol, neither of you can follow a conversation.