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Wed Nov-05-08 09:53 AM
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338 to 163. Talk about handing someone their ass. |
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More than twice the electoral votes.
Has that ever even happened before in US history? :shrug:
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Wed Nov-05-08 09:55 AM
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1. Reagan won every state except Massachusetts v. Mondale. |
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Yeah, it's happened worse than this.
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Wed Nov-05-08 09:55 AM
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The 80,84,88,92,96 elections were all landslides. It has only been the 2000 and 2004 elections in recent history that came down to one swing state.
Besides states like GA, NC, MO haven't been counted yet. So Obama may end up with 360 or more EV after all is said and done.
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Wed Nov-05-08 09:55 AM
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3. According to Palast - Obama actually won Montana and a couple of others |
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Edited on Wed Nov-05-08 09:56 AM by Phred42
Maybe Pelosi will check for corrupt voting machines NOW! The Steal You Won't See by Greg Palast http://www.gregpalast.com/the-steal-you-wont-see/
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Wed Nov-05-08 09:56 AM
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remember, he had fixed Social Security, passed the EPA, entered into SALT agreements with the USSR, passed the clean water and clean air acts, funded Medicare, and won 90% of the electoral college.
But for his paranoia and Watergate, he ruled like a liberal and people liked his leadership.
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Wed Nov-05-08 09:57 AM
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6. MSNBC has it at 349: 173 |
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McShame awarded Missouri, Obama got Indiana;
North Carolina still up in the air and probably a recount target...
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Wed Nov-05-08 09:57 AM
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7. and the American people were way ahead of the pols. |
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They were there all along.
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:01 AM
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8. Its either 364 or 375 for Obama |
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He is at 349 right now, NC hasn't been made official but Obama is ahead and that is another 15, another possibility is Missouri, McCain has a small lead but they haven't made it official yet.
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:02 AM
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9. Historically speaking, its not that big of a win. |
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Its happened often before. America wasn't always so polarized. Sometime ago, they all voted for what they perceived to be the best candidate, despite where they were from and what the media told them.
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:05 AM
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11. Considering the huge effort of disenfranchisement from the GOP |
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I'm amazed it wasn't a lot closer. We really flooded the game with enough voters they couldn't steal it. Simply beautiful.
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Wed Nov-05-08 10:04 AM
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10. not much of ass kicking |
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Edited on Wed Nov-05-08 10:07 AM by cardFan123
If you look at recent election results, it really wasn't an ass kicking. more of a solid win.
the last two elections were very close.
Clinton won easily, more easily than Obama. Clinton had more electoral votes in both of his wins.
Nixon, Reagan twice and the first Bush won by much much bigger margins than Obama. Those were ass kickings.
We've had 14 elections since 1952 and 9 of them had higher electoral college totals than Obama. Not an ass kicking.
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