In 1992, the heavyweights of the Democratic Party chose not to run, largely because early on when candidates were making decisions, President George H.W. Bush had very strong approval ratings as a result of the Gulf War. So, Mario Cuomo, Lloyd Bentsen, Al Gore and Dick Gephardt all took a pass only to kick themselves for the next eight years as a young whippersnapper from Arkansas jumped in and ran the table.
Similarly, this time around, Mitch Daniels, Paul Ryan, - ...