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tpfkaw
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« on: December 11, 2010, 10:01:23 AM »
While 2000 was by no means a landslide, it was a realigning election - the "outer South" states that Clinton carried became solid GOP, while CA and NJ became solid Dem.
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tpfkaw
wormyguy
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 02:33:42 PM »
Quote from: Senator Antonio V on January 10, 2011, 02:24:16 PM
Quote from: The Economist on January 10, 2011, 02:19:00 PM
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.

Was 1952 a landslide?  What about 1940?  1912?
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