Here's what the REAL map should look like:
Which explains why McCain's concession was so nice and gentle.
Which explains why McCain's concession was so nice and gentle.
Updated Electoral College Results Map
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nice
They do make a cute coupl... err.. team.
that is truly rape... seeing the Obama total versus the McCain total.
It matters not. Once you read how connected everyone is, this is merely fodder for the masses.
Red + Blue = Purple.
Yeah, 57M votes to 52M is "truly rape". That's +/- 2% (52%/48%). Not quite a landslide, huh? The popular vote is a true indicator of the race, not the absurd electoral college numbers.
If you want to talk landslides, take a look at these:
Popular Vote:
Theodore Roosevelt's 56.4% to Alton B. Parker's 37.6% in the 1904 presidential election
Warren Harding's 60.3% to James Cox's 34.1% in the 1920 presidential election
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 60.8% to Alf Landon`s 36.5% in the 1936 presidential election
Lyndon Johnson's 61.1% to Barry Goldwater's 38.5% in the 1964 presidential election
Richard Nixon's 60.7% to George McGovern's 37.5% in the 1972 presidential election
Ronald Reagan's 58.8% to Walter Mondale's 40.6% in the 1984 presidential election
Electoral College:
Thomas Jefferson's 162 electoral votes to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's 14 electoral votes in 1804.
James Madison's 122 electoral votes to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's 47 electoral votes and George Clinton's 6 electoral votes in 1808.
James Monroe's 183 electoral votes to Rufus King's 34 electoral votes in 1816.
James Monroe's 231 electoral votes to John Quincy Adams's 1 electoral vote in 1820. However it should be noted that Adams was not actually running and the elector should have cast his vote for Monroe.
Andrew Jackson's 178 electoral votes to John Quincy Adams's 83 electoral votes in 1828
Andrew Jackson's 219 electoral votes to Henry Clay's 49 electoral votes, John Floyd's 11 electoral votes, and William Wirt's 7 electoral votes in 1832
William Henry Harrison's 234 electoral votes to Martin Van Buren's 60 electoral votes in 1840
Franklin Pierce's 254 electoral votes to Winfield Scott's 42 electoral votes in 1852
Abraham Lincoln's 212 electoral votes to George McClellan's 21 electoral votes in 1864
Ulysses S. Grant's 214 electoral votes to Horatio Seymour's 80 electoral votes in 1868
Ulysses S. Grant's 286 electoral votes to what would have been Horace Greeley's 66 electoral votes in 1872
Theodore Roosevelt's 336 electoral votes to Alton Brooks Parker's 140 electoral votes in 1904
Woodrow Wilson's 435 electoral votes to Theodore Roosevelt's 88 electoral votes and William Howard Taft's 8 electoral votes in 1912
Warren G. Harding's 404 electoral votes to James Middleton Cox's 127 electoral votes in 1920
Calvin Coolidge's 382 electoral votes to John William Davis's 136 electoral votes and Robert La Follette, Sr.'s 13 electoral votes in 1924
Herbert Hoover's 444 electoral votes to Al Smith's 87 electoral votes in 1928
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 472 electoral votes to Herbert Hoover's 59 electoral votes in 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 523 electoral votes to Alf Landon's 8 electoral votes in 1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 449 electoral votes to Wendell Willkie's 82 electoral votes in 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 432 electoral votes to Thomas Dewey's 99 electoral votes in 1944
Dwight D. Eisenhower's 442 electoral votes to Adlai Stevenson's 89 electoral votes in 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower's 457 electoral votes to Adlai Stevenson's 73 electoral votes and Walter Burgwyn Jones's 1 in 1956
Lyndon B. Johnson's 486 electoral votes to Barry Goldwater's 52 electoral votes in 1964
Richard Nixon's 520 electoral votes to George McGovern's 17 electoral votes and John Hospers's 1 in 1972
Ronald Reagan's 489 electoral votes to Jimmy Carter's 49 in 1980
Ronald Reagan's 525 electoral votes to Walter Mondale's 13 electoral votes in 1984
George H. W. Bush's 426 electoral votes to Michael Dukakis's 111 electoral votes and Lloyd Bentsen's 1 electoral vote in 1988
Bill Clinton's 370 electoral votes to George H. W. Bush's 168 electoral votes in 1992
Bill Clinton's 379 electoral votes to Bob Dole's 159 electoral votes in 1996
Do you notice how the two don't correlate?
If you want to talk landslides, take a look at these:
Popular Vote:
Theodore Roosevelt's 56.4% to Alton B. Parker's 37.6% in the 1904 presidential election
Warren Harding's 60.3% to James Cox's 34.1% in the 1920 presidential election
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 60.8% to Alf Landon`s 36.5% in the 1936 presidential election
Lyndon Johnson's 61.1% to Barry Goldwater's 38.5% in the 1964 presidential election
Richard Nixon's 60.7% to George McGovern's 37.5% in the 1972 presidential election
Ronald Reagan's 58.8% to Walter Mondale's 40.6% in the 1984 presidential election
Electoral College:
Thomas Jefferson's 162 electoral votes to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's 14 electoral votes in 1804.
James Madison's 122 electoral votes to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's 47 electoral votes and George Clinton's 6 electoral votes in 1808.
James Monroe's 183 electoral votes to Rufus King's 34 electoral votes in 1816.
James Monroe's 231 electoral votes to John Quincy Adams's 1 electoral vote in 1820. However it should be noted that Adams was not actually running and the elector should have cast his vote for Monroe.
Andrew Jackson's 178 electoral votes to John Quincy Adams's 83 electoral votes in 1828
Andrew Jackson's 219 electoral votes to Henry Clay's 49 electoral votes, John Floyd's 11 electoral votes, and William Wirt's 7 electoral votes in 1832
William Henry Harrison's 234 electoral votes to Martin Van Buren's 60 electoral votes in 1840
Franklin Pierce's 254 electoral votes to Winfield Scott's 42 electoral votes in 1852
Abraham Lincoln's 212 electoral votes to George McClellan's 21 electoral votes in 1864
Ulysses S. Grant's 214 electoral votes to Horatio Seymour's 80 electoral votes in 1868
Ulysses S. Grant's 286 electoral votes to what would have been Horace Greeley's 66 electoral votes in 1872
Theodore Roosevelt's 336 electoral votes to Alton Brooks Parker's 140 electoral votes in 1904
Woodrow Wilson's 435 electoral votes to Theodore Roosevelt's 88 electoral votes and William Howard Taft's 8 electoral votes in 1912
Warren G. Harding's 404 electoral votes to James Middleton Cox's 127 electoral votes in 1920
Calvin Coolidge's 382 electoral votes to John William Davis's 136 electoral votes and Robert La Follette, Sr.'s 13 electoral votes in 1924
Herbert Hoover's 444 electoral votes to Al Smith's 87 electoral votes in 1928
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 472 electoral votes to Herbert Hoover's 59 electoral votes in 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 523 electoral votes to Alf Landon's 8 electoral votes in 1936
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 449 electoral votes to Wendell Willkie's 82 electoral votes in 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 432 electoral votes to Thomas Dewey's 99 electoral votes in 1944
Dwight D. Eisenhower's 442 electoral votes to Adlai Stevenson's 89 electoral votes in 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower's 457 electoral votes to Adlai Stevenson's 73 electoral votes and Walter Burgwyn Jones's 1 in 1956
Lyndon B. Johnson's 486 electoral votes to Barry Goldwater's 52 electoral votes in 1964
Richard Nixon's 520 electoral votes to George McGovern's 17 electoral votes and John Hospers's 1 in 1972
Ronald Reagan's 489 electoral votes to Jimmy Carter's 49 in 1980
Ronald Reagan's 525 electoral votes to Walter Mondale's 13 electoral votes in 1984
George H. W. Bush's 426 electoral votes to Michael Dukakis's 111 electoral votes and Lloyd Bentsen's 1 electoral vote in 1988
Bill Clinton's 370 electoral votes to George H. W. Bush's 168 electoral votes in 1992
Bill Clinton's 379 electoral votes to Bob Dole's 159 electoral votes in 1996
Do you notice how the two don't correlate?
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