Liberal/Dems have not won the popular vote since

[MarcBulger]

1976. When Carter beat Ford and that mainly was due to Nixon and WaterGate. So then you have to go back to the 60's. Wow....

[Saggysack]

umm....wow

2000
Albert A. Gore, Jr. 50,999,897 48.38%

George W. Bush 50,456,002 47.87%

:hmmm:

[MarcBulger]

Sorry I ment popular vote in 50% or above.

[Saggysack]

Sorry I ment popular vote in 50% or above.

So this thread really doesn't have a point? The popular vote has nothing to do with 50%+ of the vote.

[Donger]

So this thread really doesn't have a point? The popular vote has nothing to do with 50%+ of the vote.

Sure it does.

[Saggysack]

Sure it does.


No it doesn't. You can win the popular vote without 50% of the vote.

[MarcBulger]

Ok Simple here it is. THe Dems have not gotten over %50 of the vote since Carter 76. Plain enough for you....

[Donger]

No it doesn't. You can win the popular vote without 50% of the vote.

That's the point.

No Democrat has won the popular vote by greater than 50% since Carter in 1976.

[Saggysack]

Ok Simple here it is. THe Dems have not gotten over %50 of the vote since Carter 76. Plain enough for you....


You are right they haven't. Big deal. 2000 showed us don't even have to win the popular vote to win the presidency. This thread really is pointless.

[Saggysack]

That's the point.

No Democrat has won the popular vote by greater than 50% since Carter in 1976.

Liberal/Dems have not won the popular vote since 1976.

Kinda mislabeled then don't you think?

[Amnorix]

err, there's no significance or importance to this factoid. :shrug:

[Cochise]

That's the point.

No Democrat has won the popular vote by greater than 50% since Carter in 1976.

Exactly, if not for Ross Perot the voting public may well have banished them from the oval office since the Jimmy Carter days.

[Lightning Rod]

Anyone ever win over 50% of the registered voters?

[Metrolike]

Exactly, if not for Ross Perot the voting public may well have banished them from the oval office since the Jimmy Carter days.

Keep thinking that my friend Ko-cheese.

Bush had over 50% this year.

[Lzen]

I think what you meant to say is they have not won a majority.

[KCN]

I will take issue with the title of the post.

Democrat does not equate to liberal.

Look at the results of gay marriage votes to see that exemplified, or ask a Kerry voter in northeast Ohio what he thinks of abortion.

[ChiefsCountry]

Ross hurt Bush I and Dole in 96.

[Pitt Gorilla]

That's the point.

No Democrat has won the popular vote by greater than 50% since Carter in 1976.Uh, what does that have to do with the thread title? Gore won the popular vote in 2000.

[beavis]

Uh, what does that have to do with the thread title? Gore won the popular vote in 2000.
I think the word they are looking for is majority.