Episode 189 GERALD FORD The Accidental President (Part 14) The Rally For Bob Dole 1996 ( Special Edition)

BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback · Apr 11, 2023 · 43m

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In this episode we fast forward some 20 years to 1996, when Gerald Ford's running mate would be a weekend away from the election day when he would carry the banner for the Republican Party. Bob Dole was giving it his all in a race against a fairly popular, but considerably flawed, incumbent President, in Bill Clinton. The polls had Dole down by a considerable 20 points and it seemed after giving his lifetime to the Republican Party its elected leadership was starting to keep its distance from its struggling nominee.

But on this final weekend, Bob Dole decided to give it…