Posted on 11/07/2004 2:51:24 PM PST by ThePythonicCow
wow what a wonderful find.. how interesting.. thanks TPC
moooooow!
Actually 72 looks pretty good too, geez why did Nixon think he had to do anything tricky to beat McGovern?
"I learned something from these maps that I never realized before. Adlai Stevenson (the "intellectual") won only in the South."
Me Too!!! Isn't that AMAZING!? I grew up in NYC surrounded by liberals still mourning his defeat, these maps make me wonder if they knew anyone who had even voted for him.
I also draw a conclusion from these maps that the US is basically a "republican" country, and is certainly returning to those roots. I venture the dem party has changed what it has stood for over time, but I think the Republican party, although much younger, has changed less.
Disputations/corrections welcome, of course.
Great post, very educational!
Gee do ya think Carter PO'd the southeners by the 80 election?
From 1940 to 1988 Vermont voted Rat only one time. How things change...
Yep, sure did. Sounds like Glenn Beck ... he is one of the best!
But FDR was running for a unprecedented and controversial fourth term. Even though my father's parents voted for FDR for the third and fourth term, they opposed his running for them. I recall Bob Dornan saying that his father stopped voting DemocRAT when FDR ran for his third term in 1940.
The Senate seat Jeffords holds had been continuously held by a Republican longer than any other seat in the US Senate.
MVP=Most valuable post. Thank you.
" But FDR was running for a unprecedented and controversial fourth term. Even though my father's parents voted for FDR for the third and fourth term, they opposed his running for them. I recall Bob Dornan saying that his father stopped voting DemocRAT when FDR ran for his third term in 1940."
That's true, he peaked in his bid for his second term at around 60%. His third and fourth came down dramatically (somewhere around 54% and 53%, respectively). Still, in 1940 I could understand his desire to run--wasn't Lindbergh a threat for the Presidency, who would then pursue a policy of rapprochment with Germany? And in 1944, it would have been troublesome, if not disastrous, to change a CInC in the middle of World War. Churchill and Stalin had already gotten used to dealing with FDR, after all. Plus, the briefings on the secret projects--Truman had a hard enough time, and he was eased into his role since he worked as VP for those several months until FDR died--not exactly a fresh start. I'll agree with you that the decision to run for those extra terms was highly controversial, but I think Roosevelt had good reason to do so, in addition to the thirst for power.
If you scroll to the bottom, you'll see that I credit Glenn.
Stay Strong,
Fuzzy122
Gotcha, just saw that! I wish I could listen to Glenn every morning, I enjoy him as much or even more than Rush - Glenn is hilarious!
But then again, I'm a Sick Freak, so what do I know? :o)
I'm going to have to listen to the whole gloatfest though, I missed it the other day.
1972 was an EXCELLENT year!!! ;-)
They took Glenn off of the local radio station here in the SF Bay area - KSFO 560 AM. I signed up to be an Insider at GlennBeck.com.
It was great he was on for 8 hours on election night - IT WAS HILARIOUS!
But not as good as the GLOATFEST 2004 the next day!
Vermont never had a democrat congressman until 1958 and the GOP held the Governor's office from 1856 to 1964.
What a riot! Thanks for posting this!
F--k California. Land of fruits and nuts. The conservative Anglos moved to Nevada, Arizona and Utah. That lift flaming liberal Anglos, the children of illegal aliens and the Asiatics.
A lot of the old Democrats here were conservative and weren't averse to crossing party lines to vote GOP. When they died out or moved out of state, the ones left stuck with the Democrats. That's why California keeps turning Blue almost at the same rate as Texas keeps turning Red.
The only reason FDR broke tradition was World War II was underway. Under any other circumstances, he would have retired in 1940. It was a wartime situation and Americans have never voted out a wartime President.
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