Was 43% a mandate for Clinton in '92?

[Atlas Sneezed]

Bush got at least 40% in 47 states this time.

[najida]

Understand, there is this complex mathematical formula used by the MSM when figuring Mandates--

Something like
Democrat Mandate= #votes x2= total votes
Republican Mandate= #votes /2= total votes

[Sooth2222]

Mandate, my ___!

Since the end of WW-II, only TWO (2) Democrat Presidents have received the majority of the popular vote, LBJ in 1964 and Carter in 1976.

Since the end of WW-II only TWO (2) Republican Presidents have NOT received a majority of the popular vote, Nixon in 1968 and George Bush in 2000.

The Dems have peen a minority party for most of the last FIFTY (50) years!

[valleygal]

Plus, point out that Bush had 2.51 million sq mi., while Kerry had 511,700 million sq mi.

511, 700 sq mi.

Not 511,700 million sq. mi. LOL!

I knew what you meant, though. I jut wanted to clear that up for any DUmmie lurkers. :)

[Alberta's Child]

I seem to remember the NY Times also used the phrase "electoral mandate" at the time -- to use Clinton's lopsided victory in the electoral college to obscure the fact that 57% of the voters in this country voted for someone other than Clinton.