I spoke to an American yesterday who queried my assertion that people were so sick of Bush, they flocked to someone completely different. In fact, McCain only lost by a margin of 6.1% of the popular vote. So I stand corrected.
Obama won 52 percent to 46 percent in the popular vote.
In the 10 elections between LBJ and Obama, five were won by bigger margins than Obama's margin of Tuesday.
Obama won 52 percent to 46 percent in the popular vote.
In the 10 elections between LBJ and Obama, five were won by bigger margins than Obama's margin of Tuesday.
 clipped from www.minnpost.comAs one who believes in the value of historical perspective, it is now my duty to perform the same analysis for Barack Obama's victory on Tuesday. It was a solid win, both in popular vote (52.42-46.28 or a 6.14 percentage point margin) and electoral vote 190 EV margin, (assuming North Carolina, where Obama clings to a tiny lead, is finally awarded to him and Missouri to McCain). That certainly dwarfs either of Bush's elections. But it was way far from a landslide by historical standards.
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