I mention this because I classify 1980 as a landslide (Reagan beat Carter by around 10%) but thanks to the third party candidate John Anderson, he didn't win 58% - he won 50.75%.
1980 was not a landslide unless you use ridiculously low criterias that make the term void.
Of course if you set your own criterias just to make sure the elections you like are called landslides, it's not surprising.
Right, just like you're setting your own conditions for the same reason.
I've called 1928 and 1912 (elections which I
don't like, especially the former) landslides as well. And in 1912's case Wilson got much
less than 50%. That doesn't mean it's not a landslide (especially in the context of a 3-way race).
As I've said earlier in this thread, you'd have a point about 1980 if Reagan won 51-49. But he didn't; he won 51%, which is a landslide in the context of a 3-way race.
