Virginia, et al,

Carter ran in '76 as an "outside the Beltway" candidate, and relied on his
executive experience in Georgia.  Reagan ran as an "outside the Beltway"
candidate in 1980, and relied on his executive experience as Governor of
California.  Clinton ran as an "outside the Beltway" candidate in '92, and
relied on his executive experience as governor of Arkansas.  Johnson had a
lot of Washington experience, and was vice president under Kennedy, which
helped him a lot in his election in 1964.  It would have been interesting to
see what would have happened if LBJ had run in '68.
On Jan 4, 2008 5:40 PM, Virginia Perry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Historical note: Nixon won his first term as president at least partly
> because he ran as the more experienced candidate (he'd been vice-president
> before). More experience can be better, but it isn't always a guarantee of
> quality....> I> think Obama might be able to carry the nomination for the
> Dems, but I worry> about his (lack of) executive experience, and how he'd be
> perceived> internationally. I'd hate to see a negative campaignagainst him
> based on> his perceived inexperience and possible ties to Islam. The Islam
> thing> could be used like the Swift Boat campaign against Kerry in '04.>
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