Ronald Reagan: Genius?

[matgb]

Via ginasketch and oldharrysgame, Andy Hamilton describes how things have changed since Drop the Dead Donkey:

DVD Reviewer: Since the original series, has much in the world of politics changed? Are there more or less targets to ridicule these days?

Andy Hamilton: Nothing changes, it just gets worse. The targets get more ridiculous, but also more serious. In 1990 we thought Ronald Reagan was as stupid as any world leader we could ever get – now he looks like a genius.

He's sort of got a point there. Please America, try to elect a non-idiot next time? Please?

Comments

[lmnicole.livejournal.com]

Barely. Popular vote didn't go to Bush either time. Unfortunately, popular vote isn't what counts.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

I know.

*headdesk*

[matgb]

He still got a greater %share than Clinton both times (I know, Perot).

Electoral College would be a good idea if every state did as Maine does, then every state would count properly as is the ideal. As it is, it just distorts results. Strange thing is it happens more in the UK on a system that should be less likely to do it.