Who did you SUPPORT and VOTE for in the 1992 Democratic Primary?

[nickshepDEM]

Who did you support and vote for in the 1992 Democratic Primary? WHY?

If you didnt vote or werent old enough to vote back then who would you have supported?

[ThorsHammer]

1. Too young; Clinton

[WI_DEM]

2. I began with Harkin then he dropped out and then I switched to

Tsongas. I voted for him in the Wi primary too even though I believe he had already withdrawn.

[MADem]

68. I HAD to go with Paul,

He was my congressman, and had helped me out once in a big way.

[madinmaryland]

3. The democratic primary in CT that year was

in early june, and Clinton had wrapped up the nomination by then as he had the votes and everyone else had dropped out as IIRC. I would have voted for Clinton if it was close. Voted happily for Clinton in nov. 1992.

[FightinNewDem]

52. Actually, it was in March

Those of us who were the shock troops of the Tsongas field staff decided to keep the CT campaign going even after Paul suspended his campaign. Working with a great CT volunteer group, we actually finished ahead of Clinton and almost beat out Brown for first place.

[nickshepDEM]

4. Was Clinton the best possible candidate?

Or could one of the others done a better job as a candidate and president?

[WI_DEM]

9. He was the best candidate, I'm not sure about president

I think Kerrey, Tsongas or Harkin could have potentially been better presidents, but we really don't know.

[KansDem]

5. Tsongas...

I thought he had the best approach to reducing the country's debt. As I recall correctly, he wanted everyone to bear the burden. I don't recall specifics but his explanations seemed to express fairness.

I registered Democrat (from Independent) to vote for him in the primairies...

[JerseygirlCT]

15. Yup - he combined social liberalism with fiscal

responsibility.

I'm always a sucker for the super-smart ones. Sigh. They usually don't do all that well. I was a Bradley supporter, too.

[blondeatlast]

27. Tsongas here too. IMHO, the last of the "New Deal" Democrats. nt

[FightinNewDem]

49. Actually, the opposite

Tsongas might be called the first of the Post-New Deal Democrats.

In 1980, Tsongas gave a speech to a meeting of Americans for Democratic Action wherein he challenged the Democratic Party to move beyond the restraints of the New Deal framework. His pro-growth, fiscally restrained approach was a preview of that used by Gary Hart in his own campaign four years later. Tsongas and Hart, along with folks like Bill Bradley, Tim Wirth and Bruce Babbitt were what were then termed the "Atari Democrats", the wonky centrists who later fused with Southern centrists to form the nucleus of today's new Democrats.

[bunkerbuster1]

35. Me too. I liked that he had the guts to propose hiking our gasoline tax.

Guess I should play some catch up and see what he's been up to lately.

[Sean Reynolds]

41. Tsongas? He's dead.

[bunkerbuster1]

72. lord. what was I thinking?

I... must've known that. how could I forget?

R.I.P., brother.

[Sean Reynolds]

77. It happens. He wasn't that old.

[Jack Bone]

6. I liked Jerry Brown...

remember the shameless push of his 1-800 # :yourock:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

25. Thank Joe Trippi for that! eom

[bunkerbuster1]

73. I'm thankful to Jerry Brown for one thing in particular...

he'd proposed a flat tax when he was running for President. I was very attracted to the idea.

Wound up examining it much closer than most, and I came to see that it wasn't only impractical, but I feared that it would be picked up by the Reich and used as a club against working Americans.

but golly, that could never happen here, right?

[Generator]

7. It would have been Brown if he hadn't dropped out by the time

the primary was in Oregon (May) I don't remember. I do remember that my first reaction to Clinton was that I didn't trust him.

[Strawman]

8. Jerry Brown n/t

[justinsb]

10. I liked Brown

my initial reaction to Clinton was "who?" just goes to show, the candidate for 08 may not even be on the radar yet.

[DaveinMD]

11. I wanted to vote for Kerrey

but he dropped out before NY. I voted for Tsongas in the hopes of having an open convention where I hoped Bill Bradley would get the nomination.

[rabid_nerd]

12. I was 14

but Clinton impressed me greatly

[NWHarkness]

13. Clinton from the get-go

I watched his announcement on CSPAN and jumped right on the bandwagon.I worked my butt off for him in the Michigan primary and in November.

Those were good times!

[PurityOfEssence]

14. Brown, but lost all respect for him when he wouldn't stand behind Clinton

That was a pissy and narcissistic thing to do. He certainly is an oddball, and much as he's got his heart in the right place, he can be incredibly boneheaded and naive sometimes. What makes this doubly confusing is that the guy was born into politics and is a political animal with a true sincerity to him, yet he can seem totally green at times and also make decisions that seem to defy his own ethics.

[housewolf]

32. I worked for the Brown Campaign in Calif in 1992

It was a campaign of political awakening for me, completely turned around my political thinking.

I LOVED that Jerry Brown stood his own and didn't took his own electoral votes to the convention rather than turning them over to Clinton beforehand. After the convention he stood behind Clinton for party unity, the same as Dennis Kucinich did in 2004. But prior to the convention Jerry Brown held on to his electoral votes and his constituency.

Prior to 1992 and after JB's governorship, 2 runs for the presidency and his stint as head fund-raiser for the Calif Dems, JB had a political awakening of his owned. He spent time in India with Mother Theresa and he came to see the effect large corporate donations and the whole fund-raising process was having on both the party and our democracy as a whole.

When he ran for president in 1992, he ran as a candidate of the people. He accepted contributions from individuals only, $100 max. He initiated the use of an 800-number for donations. The internet was still in its infancy but he was the first to have a network of activists communicating via email lists. Clinton followed in JB's wake in utilizing those tools.

In 1992, Jerry Brown stood against the DLC. He knew where the corporate-backed DLC was taking the party and he stood against it. He held on to his electoral votes in order to apply a progressive/leftward pressure to the party's policies.

He'll always be a hero to me...

[PurityOfEssence]

71. I truly respect that

but differ a bit on the facts. He did not stand with Clinton immediately, and was more or less mute afterwards.

You'll note from my post that I still have affection for the man, too, but the ongoing perplexity with his actions is numbing.

He is a very complex and honorable guy, but FUCK he drives me nuts at times, and I'll leave it at that. I think he failed the realipolitik test that time, and it's endemic to his approach in general.

[cyn2]

16. Jesse Jackson in NY primary.

[GOPBasher]

17. I was too young. If I had been old enough,

and I knew then what I know now, I probably would have voted for Clinton, only because I would've thought he'd give us the best chance of winning (Southern, governor).

[LSdemocrat]

18. I was 11, I wanted Tsongas

I thought he was the most fiscally responsible. (Yes, I was an 11-year old deficit hawk!)

[On the Road]

19. I Was Stuck

Still registered Republican even though my sentiments had changed by that point. And Maryland has a closed primary. So I strategically voted for Buchanan to weaken Bush. (I might be only one on DU who voted for him.)

[In Truth We Trust]

20. Paul Tsongas; may he rest in peace. I had the pleasure of knowing the late

Senator and I can say with great confidence that he was indeed a truly magnificient human being. I often wonder how nuch better off we would have been had his candidacy been successful.

[blondeatlast]

28. Indeed; he really cared about America.

I really miss the guy, I hope his spirit lives on.

[flaminbats]

70. we need more like him in today's world..

I miss the guy and those times. Many of those we looked up to are now gone, but we shall never forget what they taught us. We must not allow their love for humanity and ideas to die with time.

[no name no slogan]

21. Other-- I sat 1992 out

I worked my @$$ off for Dukakis in 1988-- went to the state convention as a delegate, organized a couple towns, all while going to college FT. I did the same thing for Wellstone's first race in 2000, too.

In 1992, I had been out of college a year, was still unemployed, and didn't have time to worry about the primaries-- especially since none of the candidates truly excited me. Early on I was leaning toward Brown and/or Jackson, but both fell away fairly quickly. Tsongas had some appeal, but he was way too Dukakis-like for my tastes (we'd lost '88 with a Massachusetts liberal who was fiscally conservative-- why flog a dead horse in 1992?).

I never did like Clinton much. Still don't for that matter. His economic policies led to even more wealth being shifted to the upper class at almost Reagan-like levels. I voted for him once, in 1992. I didn't vote for another Dem for president again until last year-- and that time I did so, grudgingly.

1992 was the year big corporations took over sponsorship of the party. It also marked the start of the worst decline the party had seen in over 60 years.

[ultraist]

22. The Dem party really moved center with Clinton

Many liberals were pretty outraged with the sell out of the party. DOMA, cutting welfare as much as he did, etc

I just saw a clip of Clinton on CNN today on stage with Bush I and Bush II. Seems like those are his new buddies.

[no name no slogan]

42. Clinton was especially bad on economic issues

The DLC types seemed to think that supporting the monitorist policies of Greenspan and repositioning the party as Rockefeller Republicans was the way to win.

Clinton could have fired Greenspan in 1994, but he kept him on. Remember, this is the same Alan Greenspan who has said, repeatedly, that he DELIBERATELY keeps workers wages down, and clamps on the 'brakes' whenever there's ANY sign of wage inflation. He's a large part of why workers wages have stagnated in the last 30 years, IMHO.

Clinton was a huge disappointment, especially after 12 years of the Reagan/Bush Reign of Error. We had the presidency and congress, and could have accomplished so much, if only we had the leadership from the White House.

The way things are going, we may not get that opportunity for another decade or two.

[Blue_in_VA]

23. VA didn't have Dem primary in 1992

I would have voted for Harkin in a primary...but I'm glad Clinton won!

[satya]

24. Jerry Brown is a visionary;too far ahead of his time for the mainstream.

[B0S0X87]

26. I would've supported Tsongas

if I had been older than five and knew what a presidential primary is.

I too, am a sucker for the smart candidates. When I first got interested in politics during the 2000 campaign I was hoping for a Bradley-McCain race.

OT: great Tsongas quote:
"That's a good question. Let me try to evade you."

[Adelante]

29. Clinton

I actually liked Harkin at first, but came to believe Clinton would have the better shot in the G.E., so I switched.

[latteromden]

30. I was two years old - Clinton for me.

Absolutely NOT kidding you! I started early. :P

[greendog]

31. I liked them all except...

...Clinton.

I voted for Brown.

[BornaDem]

37. Same here. I have always liked Jerry Brown and still do.

[JHBowden]

33. Too young, but would have supported Brown nt

eom

[Greybnk48]

34. Clinton from day one

And I'd vote for him again in a heartbeat.

[GalleryGod]

40. Me,too

:smoke:

[ulysses]

36. Tsongas, as I recall.

Might have been Harkin, but I think it was Paul. 91-92 are kind of a haze.

[soleft]

38. Before the primaries I wanted Cuomo

But then Clinton, even tho he dissed Cuomo

[bklyncowgirl]

39. Brown

Liked Harkin at first as the most electable of the liberals but was really taken with Jerry Brown's comeback. When Harkin dropped out I went wholeheartedly with Brown.

[njdemocrat106]

43. I was in 5th grade during the 1992 primaries

Weekly Reader had a list of all the Republican and Democrat primary candidates along with a short description of each. I remember liking Clinton's description the best. Later, in 6th grade, we held a mock election in our school, and I cast my vote for Clinton (believe it or not, Perot won the mock election). In 1996, I was in 10th grade, and my high school also held a mock election. Once again, I voted for Clinton (and he won the school, too). I remember kids shouting "Dole for Pineapple! Legalize Kemp!" on Election Day.

[BootinUp]

44. I liked Tsongas

but I wasn't watching enough to know all the candidates well. I'm definitely a Clinton fan these days.

[Dookus]

45. I voted for Brown

[Dookus]

46. I voted for Brown

[CatholicEdHead]

47. Too young

was just starting High School at the time.

[David Zephyr]

48. Brown Delegate at the Convention in NYC.

and voted for him on the floor with my state's delegation.

[nickshepDEM]

60. So your one of the people I see...

In the movie "War Room" screaming "Let Jerry Speak!"....

[David Zephyr]

64. Guilty.

And ringing cowbells on the floor, too. We were bad.

[JI7]

50. not old enough but guessing i would have went with Clinton

or Bob Kerrey.

[mdmc]

51. ...m...O...o...N...b...E...a...M

Uber Alles!

[marcologico]

53. I was registered P&F but Moonbeam was my first pick, then Bill.

Even though I thought his flat tax idea was terrible.

p.s. P&F = Peace and Freedom

[mdmc]

59. yup... yup!

cool!

[98geoduck]

54. I was a young sucker for Brown, Harkin would have made the best.

[two gun sid]

55. Jerry Brown

When Clinton became the nominee I volunteered with the local Democratic Party to canvas neighborhoods for Bill. It felt damn good when he was elected.

[lonestarnot]

56. CLINTON DA MAN ALWAYS AND FOREVER GREATEST PRESIDENT!

[Mountainman]

57. I voted for Jessie Jackson in California

I knew he wouldn't win but he was really being truthful about the situation in the country and I liked what he talked about.

[Osamasux]

58. Clinton, big time.

Worked my butt off for him. As a reward, I got to sit right across the street from him at the inauguration parade. I have some great pictures from that day. Fond memories. One of these days I have to scan them into digital.

[question everything]

61. I lived in Florida then and was debating between Harkin and Tsongas

Harkin pulled just one day before, so it was Tsongas.

[Lilith Velkor]

62. supported ABB

voted for Clinton.

[cestpaspossible]

63. Brown. He is running for Atty General of CA in 2006

http://www.jerrybrown.org

[Cozmosis]

65. Wasn't old enough then

But Clinton. His politics perfectly match mine.

[RealDems]

66. I supported Harkin at the time...

and even though I was too young to vote, I volunteered for him. Looking back though, I can also see the appeal of Jerry Brown.

[Mr_King]

67. I was only 7 going on 8 but...

I think I would have supported Bob Kerrey mostly because of his military record. But I would think after the Gulf War when Bush was 91% in the polls I would have been one of those draft Mario Cuomo people or I would have wanted Jesse Jackson to run. I'm glad we got Clinton he fit for the times.

Between 2000 and 2004 I supported Al Gore then Gary Hart then Dick Gephardt then John Edwards then John Kerry for President. So you never know...

[foo_bar]

69. Ralph Nader (he ran as a Democrat in the '92 primary)

It was a valiant effort, at the time.

[John_H]

74. Tsongas, but he dropped out before my primary. Worked for Clinton

in my state.

[SpaceBuddy008]

75. Brown was set to Win N.Y. primary until...

Tsongas who decided to come back JUST for the NY primary after dropping out due to illness split the vote and I believe caused Clinton to win as Brown was really on the rise and had great appeal to savvy NY folk!

he out shined Clinton on a Phil donahue show

had won conneticut

did well in Michigan

but the limousine candidate clinton beat the man in the van

Jerry was right on about the political scene

had the 1-800 # everywhere the $100 donation limit and had labor behind him

a rennaissance man

Jerry Brown - dKosopedia
... Brown defeated future president Bill Clinton in Maine, Colorado, Vermont ... Brown has
recently announced his intention to run for ... Jerry Brown, the Iconoclast. ...
www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/Jerry_Brown

[lojasmo]

76. I hadn't caucussed before this cycle.

Thank you, Governor Dean! :hi: