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Sunday, November 07, 2004
A Mandate?
Mary Ellen thinks it odd that Bush is claiming a "Man-Date" since he's so opposed to gays. And what kind of a mandate does he really have? Compare and contrast. From the Eparch blog:
Past Presidential winners and the percent difference by which they won the popular vote.
| Warren G. Harding | 26.22% | 1920 |
| Ulysses S. Grant | 25.46% | 1868 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 24.26% | 1936 |
| Richard M. Nixon | 23.16% | 1972 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 22.58% | 1964 |
| Ronald Reagan | 18.21% | 1984 |
| Herbert C. Hoover | 17.46% | 1928 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 17.28% | 1932 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 15.43% | 1956 |
| Ulysses S. Grant | 11.80% | 1872 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 10.75% | 1952 |
| Abraham Lincoln | 10.06% | 1864 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 9.95% | 1940 |
| George H. W. Bush | 7.72% | 1988 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | 7.50% | 1944 |
| George W. Bush | 3.00% | 2004 |
| James E. Carter Jr. | 2.06% | 1976 |
| John F. Kennedy | 0.17% | 1960 |
| George W. Bush | -0.51% | 2000 |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | -3.01% | 1876 |
(Election data from Ohio Kids)
November 7, 2004 at 01:41 PM in Candidates & Races | Permalink
