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Drunken Irishman

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17. Too close to call because Carter bungled a huge advantage...
Fri Apr 6, 2012, 02:30 AM
Apr 2012

That race should have never been close. As the other poster indicated, most felt the Democrats had that election locked up when Nixon resigned...and then to have Ford pardon him...well, that should have delivered a massive electoral defeat for the Republicans. But Carter barely won and probably would have lost had Ford been given an extra week to campaign. He held a 20-point lead on Ford and it vanished within months.

He was able to hang on, of course, and the electoral college wasn't as razor thin as we saw in 2000, but it shouldn't have been that close.

What - FOUR of them could vote Dem this time?? nt dmallind Apr 2012 #1
Jesus Christ... progressoid Apr 2012 #2
Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Apr 2012 #3
Another thirty percent would be a lot of votes for him to gain. n/t freedom fighter jh Apr 2012 #5
25 overall - cool interactive state map at link dmallind Apr 2012 #6
believe dads response to me voting for Obama was... PatrynXX Apr 2012 #16
Really? I thought most of the Talabangelicals have died due to old age. Crowman1979 Apr 2012 #4
They...the collective "they" as in "those people"? MissMarple Apr 2012 #12
So they are the passive-aggressive judgmental type who think Jesus and God have them as #1 on their Suji to Seoul Apr 2012 #18
Why do think they are anti-abortion? Dave Albo says he has sex to make more Republicans. freshwest Apr 2012 #13
Well, evangelicals helped elect Jimmy Carter back in '76. alp227 Apr 2012 #7
Any Democrat with a pulse... jjewell Apr 2012 #9
the election of 76 was pretty close NewJeffCT Apr 2012 #11
Too close to call because Carter bungled a huge advantage... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #17
They need to get occupied! "JC NEVER said corporations were people!" RedCloud Apr 2012 #8
I hope this means that Evangelicals are starting to realize that Obama is a good president totodeinhere Apr 2012 #10
That's certainly unexpected Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #14
Do you really believe that? mercymechap Apr 2012 #15
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