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| 1204.1 | | BUSY::SLAB | Can you hear the drums, Fernando? | Thu Feb 06 1997 18:22 | 7 |
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I believe he got 49%, if I remember correctly.
Dole got 42-43% or so.
I'll see if I can find it.
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| 1204.2 | | EVMS::MORONEY | UHF Computers | Thu Feb 06 1997 18:30 | 13 |
| > In another notesfile, it was said that Bill Clinton got less than 50% of the
>popular vote in the 1996 election. Is this true?
Yes. He was hoping to get over 50% so he could claim a "mandate" but he didn't
quite get it. Additionally, Clinton only got 43% of the popular vote in
1992.
Due to the electoral vote system, it is entirely possible for a candidate to
poll over 50% of the popular vote and LOSE. It has happened before (twice
I think) where the candidate with the majority of the popular vote lost
the election.
-Mike
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| 1204.3 | | PCBUOA::BAYJ | Jim, Portables | Thu Feb 06 1997 20:00 | 4 |
| What did Reagan get? I recall it was wicked low.
jeb
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| 1204.4 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | Gravity: Not just a good idea. It's the law! | Mon Feb 10 1997 15:09 | 7 |
| I suspect that popular vote percentages are especially low when there is a
third party candidate such as Anderson in 1980 (Reagan) or Perot in 1992 and
1996. How about '72 with Clean Gene?
Anyway...
Burns
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