[lbo-talk] Purists' Glee

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Thu Nov 4 07:03:46 PST 2004


On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Doug Henwood wrote:


> 51% of the electorate voted for Bush, meaning that 49% didn't.

That's true. But 51% of the popular vote is more than any candidate has gotten since 1988 (thanks to third party candidates).

Bush is the first candidate who's actually gotten a majority of the electorate since ... his Dad.

Michael



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