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2016 Postmortem

reddread

(6,896 posts) Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:09 AM Mar 2016

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Landslide victories

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide_victory

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Landslide victories (Original Post) reddread Mar 2016 OP

The first landslide election I remember was LBJ's victory over Goldwater. Do you think that level Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #1

look at those Goldwater states reddread Mar 2016 #2

Nice to see not all of GA was crazy back then. Northern part of GA was blue in county map nt GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #3

and without the DoJ getting involved in investigating rampant fraud! MisterP Mar 2016 #4

it is as if you really can overcome the inherent obstacles and roadblocks reddread Mar 2016 #5

... AzDar Mar 2016 #6

Kip Humphrey

(4,753 posts)

1. The first landslide election I remember was LBJ's victory over Goldwater. Do you think that level

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 08:37 AM

Mar 2016

of defeat affected Hillary?

reddread

(6,896 posts)

2. look at those Goldwater states

Reply to Kip Humphrey (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:16 AM

Mar 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1964

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)

3. Nice to see not all of GA was crazy back then. Northern part of GA was blue in county map nt

Reply to reddread (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 09:24 AM

Mar 2016

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

4. and without the DoJ getting involved in investigating rampant fraud!

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 01:34 PM

Mar 2016

reddread

(6,896 posts)

5. it is as if you really can overcome the inherent obstacles and roadblocks

Reply to MisterP (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 01:55 PM

Mar 2016

I might end up believing in America again,
when this is over (I have always believed in
my fellow citizens. Bush V Gore was a deal breaker).
Incredible.

AzDar

(14,023 posts)

6. ...

Reply to reddread (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 02:08 PM

Mar 2016

BERNIE!!!

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