Only three Democrats have ever won 51% of the Presidential vote. Will Obama be the fourth?

lessthanjake

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Thu Oct-23-08 07:07 PM
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Only three Democrats have ever won 51% of the Presidential vote. Will Obama be the fourth?

I was curious about this, because people say that Democrats cant get 50% of the vote, and that Clinton only won cause of Perot, but taht he couldnt win 50%.

What I found was interesting. Many Democrats have gotten 50% in the past (not many in the last 100 years, but overall, a lot).

However, just THREE Democrats have ever won 51% of the presidential vote. Lyndon Johnson in 1964, FDR all four times he was elected, and Andrew Jackson both times he was elected.

538 projects Obama to break the 51% mark. So do you think he will be just the fourth Democrat to win 51% of the popular vote and thus have a significant claim to a mandate?

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phrigndumass

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Thu Oct-23-08 07:12 PM
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1. He will be the fourth :)

He's already at 50% without including Undecideds.

:hi:

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FLyellowdog

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Thu Oct-23-08 07:24 PM
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2. Without a doubt!!!

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MadBadger

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Thu Oct-23-08 07:27 PM
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3. Obama 52, McDipshit 44, Nader 2, Barr 2

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RollWithIt

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Thu Oct-23-08 07:30 PM
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4. Clinton came close in 96, 49.2%

Oddly enough, I didn't remember that Perot still sucked up over 8% of the vote in 96.

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