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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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From: E11/4/2004 9:03:38 PM
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Someone on this thread was excitedly bragging that Bush got more votes than any president in history. Here's something to keep in mind: so did Kerry!

And Bush won by the narrowest victory of any sitting president since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

And by percentage, Bush's victory was the narrowest for any wartime incumbent president in U.S. history.

So imo, when you talk about a "mandate" for his agenda, you should remember that a lot of that is motivated spin.

And a Gallup poll conducted just after the election found that 63 percent of voters would prefer to see Bush pursue policies that "both parties support" compared to only 30 percent who want Bush to "advance the Republican Party's agenda."

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