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Wed Jul 22, 2015, 09:44 PM

Jul 2015

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Clinton did not win a majority in 1996 either.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7000029

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sounds like a GOP talking point, straight out of the RNC.

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Taking on the Zombie Perot-Myth/Smear (With Maddow video) [View all] ericson00 Jul 2015 OP

People forget that Perot's support had dwindled to a trickle by election time. Chemisse Jul 2015 #1

his support didn't "seem" to come from both sides, ericson00 Jul 2015 #3

Clinton did not win a majority in 1996 either. former9thward Jul 2015 #2

How many elections in the last 125 years have a different popular vote & electoral vote winner? ericson00 Jul 2015 #5

Intersting you use "125 years" former9thward Jul 2015 #7

did you read the post? ericson00 Jul 2015 #8

Current System is Precarious mvymvy Jul 2015 #20

pork-barrel spending will never allow a national popular vote ericson00 Jul 2015 #21

Only 7 Swing States Expected in 2016 mvymvy Jul 2015 #35

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service friendly_iconoclast Jul 2015 #11

GOP talking points are disruptive ericson00 Jul 2015 #12

Still sore about it, huh? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2015 #23

Its not different than "I am not a scientist" ericson00 Jul 2015 #25

Republicans can shut their f'ing mouths ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2015 #27

its amazing how on progressive blogs the myth is almost as popular ericson00 Jul 2015 #28

You hate election facts. former9thward Jul 2015 #32

also he did win a majority, a "relative majority", a synonym for plurality ericson00 Jul 2015 #37

Nice try but i don't buy that 1992 was a realigning election for a minute. craigmatic Jul 2015 #4

you sound like a Republican ericson00 Jul 2015 #6

1994? 1939 Jul 2015 #9

I'm talking about Presidential elections here ericson00 Jul 2015 #10

1800, 1828, 1932, 1980, 2008 those were realigning elections. If Clinton changed the electorate so craigmatic Jul 2015 #13

you can't win 'em all. And Gore was a media unsavvy gaffe machine. ericson00 Jul 2015 #14

The reason the republicans stopped winning so many electoral votes is because craigmatic Jul 2015 #15

Your definition of realignment leaves out 1968 ericson00 Jul 2015 #16

Most people don't consider 1968 realigning because policy didn't really change neither did craigmatic Jul 2015 #17

"most people?" ericson00 Jul 2015 #18

We'll just never agree on Clinton's importance. craigmatic Jul 2015 #22

Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Stephen Breyer ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2015 #24

The electoral votes of CA, DE, MD, IL, ME, NH, VT, PA, MI, NJ, CT, ericson00 Jul 2015 #26

SCOTUS justices are the bare minimum of what we expect of a democratic president. craigmatic Jul 2015 #33

and so ought to be electoral votes. The guy who fought ericson00 Jul 2015 #34

EVs are important but so are coalitions and more importantly policy. craigmatic Jul 2015 #36

Also, if you, like me, are offended by the smear against the facts the Clintons, ericson00 Jul 2015 #19

If anyone has a WSJ account, ericson00 Jul 2015 #29

Rachel covered this tonight Gothmog Jul 2015 #30

I know! She was epic ericson00 Jul 2015 #31