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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 1051631" data-attributes="member: 9789">A Democrat (and relative) on FB said that this was a &quot;landslide&quot; victory for BO. I equate that kind of nonsense talk the same as the word &quot;referendum&quot;!The term &quot;Landslide&quot; is (generally) used for determining the popular vote.&nbsp; It means that there is a resounding mandate of the people.&nbsp; This was the closest win of an incumbent president since Bill Clinton BUT Bill had Ross Perot to contend with!&nbsp; 49.2% to Dole at 40.7%, Perot 8.4%.&nbsp; GW Bush won over Kerry in 2004 by 50.7% to 48.3% ... Would you consider that a landslide???&nbsp; &quot;Landslides&quot; are considered when there is about a 20 point spread or over 60%.&nbsp; In the electoral college, a landslide is Reagan&#039;s 525 to Mondale&#039;s 13 or Nixon&#039;s 520 to McGovern&#039;s 17.&nbsp; This was NO MANDATE of the people and the president better move to the center&nbsp; because the House of Representatives will block legislation through the will of the voters in their respective districts.&nbsp; This is not a threat, it is a fact. 48% of the nation does not want higher taxes and more spending!!Fortunately, we have the House of Representatives and when you look at the map, red covers 2/3 of the country by district.&nbsp; Right and Center leaning voters will continue to to control the House because the Democratic Party is leaning so far to the left that they will not be able to convert those districts. If BO does not move to the center .... see what 2014 brings the kool-aid kids!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 1051631, member: 9789"] A Democrat (and relative) on FB said that this was a "landslide" victory for BO. I equate that kind of nonsense talk the same as the word "referendum"! The term "Landslide" is (generally) used for determining the popular vote. It means that there is a resounding mandate of the people. This was the closest win of an incumbent president since Bill Clinton BUT Bill had Ross Perot to contend with! 49.2% to Dole at 40.7%, Perot 8.4%. GW Bush won over Kerry in 2004 by 50.7% to 48.3% ... Would you consider that a landslide??? "Landslides" are considered when there is about a 20 point spread or over 60%. In the electoral college, a landslide is Reagan's 525 to Mondale's 13 or Nixon's 520 to McGovern's 17. This was NO MANDATE of the people and [B]the president better move to the center[/B] because the House of Representatives will block legislation through the will of the voters in their respective districts. This is not a threat, it is a fact. 48% of the nation does not want higher taxes and more spending!! Fortunately, we have the House of Representatives and when you look at the map, red covers 2/3 of the country by district. Right and Center leaning voters will continue to to control the House because the Democratic Party is leaning so far to the left that they will not be able to convert those districts. If BO does not move to the center .... see what 2014 brings the kool-aid kids! [/QUOTE]

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