November 7th 08, 08:21 AM
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A Promise Kept
In article ,
Billy Burpelson wrote:
In article ,
Billy Burpelson wrote:
Bob Campbell wrote:
"Billy Burpelson" wrote in message
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* He united the country to put Obama in office in a *landslide*.
I wouldn't call it a "landslide". A solid majority yes, but not a
landslide. A true landslide was Reagan's 1984 win. 49 states. The
only state to go Democratic was Mondale's home state of Minnesota, which
he barely won.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._pr...election,_1984
Or Nixon's in 1972.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...election,_1972
These are true landslides.
Carrying 29 states and winning by a 5% margin is not my idea of a
landslide.
I was referring to the electoral votes, which as you know, is how
presidents are elected.
Obama (364) to McCain (162)*. Some would call this a landslide. Your
mileage may vary.
*Approximate figures as of 11/06/08 from:
http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboard
Telamon wrote:
It's not right to look at electoral votes this way using words like
landslide.
And why not, pray tell?
Electoral votes are -exactly- what is used to determine the winner.
SNIP
OK, it is yet another concept beyond your ken then.
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Telamon
Ventura, California
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