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Yet another meme that to me shows the capacity of the left to engage in lunacy is the idea that this was a "landslide" victory.
Pres Obama was re-elected by a popular vote of 50.6% to 47.9% for Romney. 62.1 million votes to 58.8 million for Romney.
The 2004 election of Bush-Cheney vs. Kerry-Edwards was very close to these numbers. W Bush beat Kerry by 50.7 to 48.3, 62 million to 59 million. Nobody I know of called that a "landslide." Everyone, R's and D's alike, characterized it as a continuation of the 50-50, deeply divided nation. What has changed?
Popular vote doesn't decide the election... the electoral college does. In terms of the electoral college it was a landslide. Obama won every swing state except for NC.
Pres Obama was re-elected by a popular vote of 50.6% to 47.9% for Romney. 62.1 million votes to 58.8 million for Romney.
Good enough for me!
But if the final numbers matter all that much to you, at least wait until the numbers ARE final. Millions of votes have not yet been counted, 3+ million in CA alone.
It was a landslide in the context of the electoral college, but not in the popular vote. Aside from North Carolina, Obama had a clean sweep of the swing states, which adds to the perception of a "landslide". But compared to the 1984 election, or those similar, it wasn't a true "landslide".
Yet another meme that to me shows the capacity of the left to engage in lunacy is the idea that this was a "landslide" victory.
Pres Obama was re-elected by a popular vote of 50.6% to 47.9% for Romney. 62.1 million votes to 58.8 million for Romney.
The 2004 election of Bush-Cheney vs. Kerry-Edwards was very close to these numbers. W Bush beat Kerry by 50.7 to 48.3, 62 million to 59 million. Nobody I know of called that a "landslide." Everyone, R's and D's alike, characterized it as a continuation of the 50-50, deeply divided nation. What has changed?
Yes, Obama won in a landslide. The only measure that counts is the electoral college. The popular vote means nothing.
I wouldn't call it a landslide, though when Dick Morris claimed Romney would win 325 Electoral College votes (7 fewer than President Obama ended up winning), Morris said that would be a landslide.
Yup. That’s right. A landslide for Romney approaching the magnitude of Obama’s against McCain. That’s my prediction.
I don't recall you starting a thread taking Dick Morris to task.
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Good enough for me!
