Perspective: The 2000 blueprint that could help Republicans rid themselves of Trump.
At the end of the 1990s, the Republican Party faced a somewhat similar dilemma. Having twice lost to Bill Clinton and coming off a subpar midterm showing in 1998, the Republicans feared they were headed for a third straight loss in the 2000 presidential election. In response, the Republican establishment took aggressive steps to ensure its process produced a nominee capable of winning a general election — Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
Though Bush’s triumph came against a relatively weak opponent, he hailed it as evidence of the success of his “compassionate conservative” ideology. “The conservative philosophy doesn’t have to be confined to certain people,” Bush declared. He added that conservatism could “attract Hispanics if properly positioned. And the Republican Party needs to do just that.”To many observers, Bush was a candidate who could appeal to a broad range of constituencies in a general election.
Long-standing family connections helped Bush, too. Gov. Tom Ridge had worked on Bush’s father’s first presidential campaign in 1979-80. Some — like Thompson — even put aside their own presidential ambitions in 2000 to support Bush. With the intervention of the U.S. Supreme Court, Bush went on to win a narrow and deeply contested electoral college victory over Vice President Al Gore in the general election.
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