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thesubstanceofdreams (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:17 PM Original message |
What has to be the margin of victory for the media to declare it a landslide? |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Florida to Obama and they call it at 8 pm |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. 5% for dems |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. bush called slightly less than 1% a "mandate" |
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BattyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. It depends ... |
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ComtesseDeSpair (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. Depends on who wins |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Depends if you're republican or democrat |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'd say +5-7% and/or +85-100 EVs |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I just don't see 52/47 as a "landslide" |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Like I said, "and/or" |
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Moloch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. 273 Electoral Votes is a landslide in a repub wins... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think a ten percent margin (55/45) is generally viewed as a "landslide" in popular vote |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
12. They called landslide for Clinton in 92. |
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thesubstanceofdreams (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. 1992 EC: Clinton 370-168 n/t |
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ailsagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. WOW |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. we'll hit it. |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. 5% margin. |
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