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1860: Lincoln wins the GOP's first election
 
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1864: Lincoln wins a landslide
 
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1952: Eisenhower ends 20 years of Democratic White House control
 
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1972: Nixon wins a landslide
 
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1980: Reagan crushes Carter
 
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1984: Reagan wins a landslide
 
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1994: Republicans retake the House for the first time in 50 years
 
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2010: Republicans come from nowhere and retake Congress
 
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2014: Republicans gain their largest Congressional majorities ever
 
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2016: Trump wins an upset
 
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« on: June 15, 2018, 04:16:29 PM »

Either 1860, 1980, 1994, or 2010.
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2018, 04:18:06 PM »

1920
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2018, 04:45:19 PM »

1864, especially considering Lincoln's approvals were in the toilet at the time, with challenges from both sides of the War question, and the war itself not going so great. Also, no President since Jackson had been re-elected.

But Lincoln pulled a Truman before there was Truman and then some.
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2018, 05:14:54 PM »

Reagan in 1980, he defined the Republican Party more than any other GOP President until Trump.
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2018, 11:42:30 PM »

1980, 1994, and 2016 were all very important recently.

Prior to that, 1860 (first win) and 1952 (finally overcoming a 5-loss shutout) were crucial.
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« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2018, 10:34:23 AM »

Gotta go with 1980 here. Polls were indicating a 2004-like Republican win, but Reagan swept the country instead. It was one of the great upsets of American history as far as margins went.
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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2018, 06:03:30 PM »

1920 was a much larger GOP victory than 1980


In 1980 the GOP still failed to win the House, did not have a majority of the Governorships, and were still a clear minority at the state legislative level.


In 1920 the Republican Candidate won a landslide just like they did in 1980 but with an even more conservative candidate. In 1920 the Republicans also won a far greater majority in the Senate than in 1980, not only won a majority but won a clear majority in the house, and was clearly the dominant party at the state level.


After 1980 the Republicans still had to deal with the Democrats to get their agenda passed while after 1920 the Republicans not only had the trifecta but had a large enough one which made it that even the more Liberal Republicans couldnt stop their agenda.
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« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2018, 11:37:54 AM »

Not a Republican, but if I were, I'd say, in general 1860 as Lincoln was the first Republican elected and Republicans won the Presidency more often than not from then until 1932. Of the modern elections, I'd say 1980. Reagan flipped the Senate for the first time in 25 years, narrowed the Democratic House Majority and crafted a working House Majority that contained Conservative Southern Democrats and Republicans, and pushed the political landscape to the right, where it's remained since. 1994 would be my runner up for modern Republican election victories.   
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« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2018, 04:58:00 PM »

Reagan in 1980, he defined the Republican Party more than any other GOP President until Trump.
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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2018, 09:14:21 PM »

Gotta go with 1980 here. Polls were indicating a 2004-like Republican win, but Reagan swept the country instead. It was one of the great upsets of American history as far as margins went.

Did they even have state polling back in 1980? I know that Reagan was leading nationally by 2-3 points before election day. The size of his victory was truly stunning.
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« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2018, 10:05:21 PM »

1980 without a doubt, not only because of the Reagan electoral college landslide, but the congressional gains as well.

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