I am old enough to remember right after the Gulf War concluded in 1991. There were continual visuals of the U.S. military decimating the Army and Air Force of Iraq, along with nonstop hype about Gen. “Stormin’ Norman” Schwarzkopf and Gen. Colin Powell. All of that glory reflected quite well upon President George H.W. Bush, who was quickly proclaimed “unbeatable” by many in the pontificating and media business in the 1992 election.

Many believe that what convinced Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) — potentially the strongest Democratic candidate at the time — to decide against running for president in 1992 was Bush’s massive popularity, coupled with Nunn’s vote against authorizing military force in the Persian Gulf.

But as it turned out, 1992 wasn’t the year for “unbeatable” H.W. Bush either. In November, he went down to a somewhat embarrassing defeat to Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton (D), who won with a huge assist from independent candidate Ross Perot.

In the movie “Honeymoon in Vegas,” there is a memorable line: “Like, unbeatable is not unbeatable.” Not only is that true in gambling, but in politics as well.

All of this folds into conversation about how the Democratic Party is “leaderless” and in “complete collapse” going into the 2026 and 2028 election cycles.

News flash for those pushing this........

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