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To: Right_in_Virginia

True, but Clinton won by larger margins in both the popular and electoral votes than Bush 43. There is no doubt that Perot was a major factor in both 92 and 96, which prevented either candidate from achieving a majority vote. Bush did win by the smallest margin of an incumbent President.


271 posted on 07/03/2005 6:49:29 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar

Clinton won in 1992 with 43% of the vote and 49% of the vote in 1996. I remember Clinton whining back in 1996 that he really wanted to reach 50%.

Clinton won by a plurality....which if Webster still matters means: "the votes cast for the winning choice if this number is not more than one half of the votes cast."

Any way you look at it, a majority voted for someone OTHER THAN Bill Clinton in both 1992 (57% against Clinton) and 1996 (51% against Clinton).

A majority, not a plurality, voted to return George W. Bush to office in 2004.


458 posted on 07/03/2005 9:34:49 AM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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