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BritishinSuwon
Joined: 17 May 2008
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 Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: At what point is this election called a landslide? |
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| I have to admit, I'm not that intelligent when it comes to U.S politics, so this might seem like a silly question, but as I'm watching the election ticker on Yahoo, it's showing Obama with 195 Electoral votes and McCain with 70. I know a winner is only declared when one candidate receives 270 votes, but with the wide margin between Obama and McCain as it sits now, would this be considered a landslide? |
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ReeseDog
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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A landslide is when Mondale lost. Look that one up.
This is (almost) clearly a loss, but it's not a landslide. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Obama is winning the electorial votes comfortably but the popular vote is close.
This year the electorial college is helpful to the democrats. |
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ReeseDog
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee wrote: |
Obama is winning the electorial votes comfortably but the popular vote is close.
This year the electorial college is helpful to the democrats. |
So they'll finally stfu about the election of a decade ago? Like, finally? |
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Milwaukiedave
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| 375 would be pretty much a landslide. I don't think he'll quite get there, but it will be just under that. |
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ReeseDog
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| 375 would be pretty much a landslide. I don't think he'll quite get there, but it will be just under that. |
Well...we're dwelling on definitions at this point. I don't see it like you do. However, I guess it's time to give it up. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Real landslides usually only happen in a British parliamentary system where opposition parties split the opposition vote and the ruling part gains the executive and 75%+ of the legislature all at once. |
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bangbayed
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| Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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Ain't that cute. Reesedog sounds just like his avatar.  |
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Jandar
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