[laconic]

Yes, and Bush Sr. also had a purported 91 percent approval rating after the first Iraq War, only to lose badly to Bill Clinton who got only 42 percent of the vote. He got 426 electoral votes because Dukakis was a terrible candidate and he ran on Reagan’s third term, upon which he promptly turned his back.

[MadIsh32]

But he still won 426 Electoral votes.

This is just such a silly thing to get mired in.

Trump should say “I won states no Republican has won since the ‘80s”

Boom, done, point made and we don’t end up in this bizzaro world.

[exit82]

He got 426 electoral votes because Dukakis was a terrible candidate and he ran on Reagan’s third term, upon which he promptly turned his back.

Truth.