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===Post mortem on strategy===
===Post mortem on strategy===
The campaign of Sen. [[Gary Hart]] in 1984 was deemed by Democratic strategists to have failed due to lack of appeal among "the Bubba vote." The "Bubba vote" was defined as "guys with a gun rack in the pick-up truck." In 1992 Bill Clinton was molded to appeal to the "Bubba vote," and even garnered the nickname "Bubba Clinton" among some supporters. The Clintons however passed several measures aimed at [[Second Amendment]] rights, such as background checks, child safety locks etc.. Many communist supporters of the Clintons felt gun restrictions did not go far enough, and [[Al Gore]] promised to finish the job. The [[National Rifle Association]], more than any other organized group, defeated Al Gore in 2000. [[John Kerry]], a gun-toting Ivy League rich kid and alleged war hero hardly fit the bill as a advocate for "Bubbas." By 2008, no "Bubbas" even entered the Democratic field. Beto, an effeminate soyboy, was the Democrat's first 21st century attempt to re-create "the Bubba vote."
The campaign of Sen. [[Gary Hart]] in 1984 was deemed by Democratic strategists to have failed due to lack of appeal among "the Bubba vote." The "Bubba vote" was defined as "guys with a gun rack in the pick-up truck." In 1992 Bill Clinton was molded to appeal to the "Bubba vote," and even garnered the nickname "Bubba Clinton" among some supporters. The Clintons however passed several measures aimed at [[Second Amendment]] rights, such as background checks, child safety locks etc.. Many communist supporters of the Clintons felt gun restrictions did not go far enough, and [[Al Gore]] promised to finish the job. The [[National Rifle Association]], more than any other organized group, defeated Al Gore in 2000. [[John Kerry]], a gun-toting Ivy League rich kid and alleged war hero hardly fit the bill as an advocate for "Bubbas."<ref>[https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.Uv4Uc1akSdvco23GjVaLmQHaE7%26pid%3DApi&f=1]</ref> By 2008, no "Bubbas" even entered the Democratic field. Beto, an effeminate soyboy, was the Democrat's first 21st century attempt to re-create "the Bubba vote."
==Life and career==
==Life and career==