# Blair stands against Bush in 2004. Who would win? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 6, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331 "2003-08-06T14:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/1 "2003-08-06T14:42:47Z")
I know its an impossibility but let’s play let’s pretend… Blair stands on the Democrat ticket, he attracts the soft right from the Republicans and his market-socialism attracts traditional Democrats, being enough of a counterweight to his pro-war stance. Advantages he would have: He’s a much better speaker (can you imagine the head-to head debates? He’d eat Bush alive) He’s brighter than Bush He has better negotiating skills than Bush He can’t be attacked as being “unpatriotic” as he is a staunch ally of the USA, to his own political detriment here in the UK He is taller than Bush He would be an effective fundraiser. He’s Bill Clinton who still shags his wife, rather than his interns. He doesn’t look like a monkey (well not much) So how would it pan out? (nb FWIW I can vote for Blair and don’t, because I think he’s a winnet. I also have no axe to grind with Bush – and thank our lucky stars that we aren’t an ally of President Gore) ---
**Author:** ![Dogface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@Dogface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogface)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/2 "2003-08-06T15:21:36Z")
Blair would lose because he’s a foreigner (we’ll presume he was permitted to run even though he’s a foreigner due to bizarre Constitutional amendment). Bush is American. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/3 "2003-08-06T21:15:45Z")
Batman… _if_ he’s prepared. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/4 "2003-08-06T22:36:59Z")
[http://www.blair2004.com/](http://www.blair2004.com/) the site that linked to this one mentioned a Mexican born Presidential candidate in 1968, anyone know any more about this and what would have happened if he’d won?.. sorry for going off on a tangent… ---
**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/5 "2003-08-06T22:46:22Z")
Consider the related questoion. _Could an intelligent, experienced, articulate, good-looking pro-war Democrat beat Bush in 2004?_ I think he’d have a better shot than an intelligent, experienced, articulate, good-looking anti-war Democrat. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/6 "2003-08-07T02:28:21Z")
I’d vote for Blair on the basis of his wonderful speaking ability alone. It would be nice to have an honest and articulate politician for a change. He is honest, isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Avenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Avenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avenger)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/7 "2003-08-07T06:12:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MLS \* > \*\*I’d vote for Blair on the basis of his wonderful speaking ability alone. It would be nice to have an honest and articulate politician for a change. He is honest, isn’t he? \*\* He says he is… ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/8 "2003-08-07T06:38:15Z")
Uh…Who will be in charge of counting the votes in Florida? ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/9 "2003-08-07T09:39:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MLS \* > \*\*I’d vote for Blair on the basis of his wonderful speaking ability alone. It would be nice to have an honest and articulate politician for a change. He is honest, isn’t he? \*\* He famously said “I’m a pretty straightforward kind of guy” Apart from the awful americanisms (for which alone you can have him) he was lying then and has lied everyday since. He stowed away on a plane to the bahamas you know. And saw Jackie Milburn play football. ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blair-stands-against-bush-in-2004-who-would-win/193331/10 "2003-08-07T15:22:27Z")
As much as I can’t stand the man, I’d still have to say that Blair would win hands-down. Compared to Bush, he’s simply the better orator, the better statesman and the better diplomat. Blair may be sneaky, but Bush is just plain scary…