I suppose if it were Mayberry, and Barney only had the 1 bullet for his gun when Andy gave it to him. Or, I suppose if it were Leave it To Beaver, and June was home every night waiting for Ward to show up on time and not burnt out, wearing spotless clothes with a hot meal
... and Republicans did NOT have a political philosophy of Cower 'Em, Corner 'Em, and Crush 'Em.
IF we won, then Mondale won, except he wouldn't lower himself to jingoism, the hockey team and Morning in America.
IF we won, then Dukakis won, except he wouldn't lower himself to smear, to lie, to Willie Horton.
IF we won, then Gore won, except he wouldn't lower himself to lie and cheat and steal 20 odd electoral votes.
IF we won, then Kerry won, except he wouldn't lower himself to Swift Boats and scare the hell out of 'em "patriotism". (see Raygun 1980 ...)
rmm.