Strib: What do Abe Lincoln and John Kerry have in common?

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What do Abe Lincoln and John Kerry have in common? What do John Kerry and Lincoln have in common?

Published December 13, 2004

As the Electoral College meets today, here's something to ponder: The states carried by Democrat John Kerry in 2004 were almost the same as those carried in 1860 by Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president. The 2004 election practically completes the parties' swap of their geographical bases. And while President Bush won the popular vote this time, it was the smallest margin of victory of any president winning a second term.

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[T Wolf]

1. I suggest we start calling * the "Slave State President" though

I hate to use the P-word and *'s name in the same sentence.