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To: Dale Baker who wrote (22689)7/2/2006 8:43:12 PM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541602
 
Any presidential candidate who doesn't aim for a 58-60% win and comfortable majorities in both houses of Congress is just headed down the same stale road.

At some point, that was, of course, the Bush dream. Create a generation, at least, long dominance by the Republican party.



To: Dale Baker who wrote (22689)7/3/2006 5:17:41 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 541602
 
Any presidential candidate who doesn't aim for a 58-60% win and comfortable majorities in both houses of Congress is just headed down the same stale road.

There have been 10 presidential elections in my lifetime. Only 1972 and 1984 had a majority that large. Expand the period to all the elections after 1820 and you only get four more with a 58+% margin.

Edit - But 7 of the 9 elections to 1820 (inclusive) had majorities of at least 61.4%


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