oh wow, he lived in a state. That sure helped Bush in CT.
If Sanford was an incumbent sitting where Reagan was in 1984, then he could win a landslide. But he's not, and if Bush's ratings are the same as they are now in 2008, no Republican is winning a landslide.
I still want someone to explain WHY Sanford is such an amazing candidate and what makes him better than say, Frist.
Might I also point out a true massive landslide on the scale of 1984 hasn't happened ever happened with a non-incumbent, I guess one could make a case that 1964 wasn't really a case with an incumbent, but that was also obviously a completely different situation from an entirely open race.
1932 was the last time we had a landslide that wasn't for the incumbent President Incumbent Presidents than tend to win big, Bush 2004 of course being an exception.