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Obama's margin of victory in the popular vote was a record for a non-incumbent, and the 6th highest of all time -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Nov 26 '08, 14:19

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9.1 million votes and counting (www.fivethirtyeight.com)

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I like the last statistic, based on margin vs. total number of eligible voters. -- nm - Mop Nov 26, 14:38
And in the #'s that matter, it's only the 26th biggest win and the 12th best non-incumbent number. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 14:25 11
- Nice little factoids for parties, though :-) -- nm - con_ucopia Nov 26, 14:30
- in that assessment, there's only one number that matters. - znufrii Nov 26, 14:28 1
  - (should go below David's post) -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 14:30
- Numbers that matter? Do you mean electoral votes? -- nm - David, hero of turkeys Nov 26, 14:26 7
  - Percentage of votes. - Will Hunting Nov 26, 14:28 6
    - If you're only looking at one factor, it's got to be electoral votes. - David, hero of turkeys Nov 26, 14:31 5
      - In the 1900's alone; winners topped 400 EV's 11 times according to Wiki. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 14:33 4
        
        That sounds about right. We're more partisan now than was the cast most of the time. That's why I felt out on a limb when I said 350. -- nm - David, hero of turkeys Nov 26, 14:35 3
        
        Since 1980, Obama's total is the 3rd lowest, behind Reagan 84, Reagan 80, Bush 88, and both Clinton victories. - Will Hunting Nov 26, 14:38
        
        Since 1980, Obama' -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 14:36
        
        Since 1980, Obama' -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 14:36
What is the current number of total votes in the election? Anyone know? -- nm - David, hero of turkeys Nov 26, 14:21 2
- Obama has officially won NC by 14711 votes. -- nm - HdnAgnda Nov 26, 14:30
- Total votes: 130,222,663 - znufrii Nov 26, 14:24
Oh, get over it, already!!! -- nm - mara Nov 26, 14:20 4
- You're all over the comments section! -- nm - David, hero of turkeys Nov 26, 14:21 2
  - What, there? Are you calling me a mule rider? -- nm - mara Nov 26, 14:29 1
    - More so than normal, yes! -- nm - David, hero of turkeys Nov 26, 14:30
- *pinch* - znufrii Nov 26, 14:20

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