1992
William J. Clinton - 44,909,889
George H. Bush - 39,104,545
H. Ross Perot - 19,742,267
Votes against Clinton 58,846,812
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781450.html
2004 (Updated 11/5/2004 7:10 AM)
George W Bush - 59,645,158 (and still counting)
John F Kerry - 56,149,771
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/president.htm
More people voted against Clinton than voted For Kerry!
At 07:49 PM 11/5/2004, Tod E. Santee wrote:
On the flip side, given the turnout, Bush had more people vote against him than any other candidate in the history of the US. <-- It's all in how you look at it.
And, given that huge turnout resulted in a 51-49% divide, one would be hard pressed to find anyone who could honestly call that a "Mandate" for the Christian or traditional or moral values Mr. Bush holds dear. Everyone believe their values are moral. That's why they value them.
(Political Capital my A$$... He'll spend something... that's fer shur)
Best!
Tod
(Electors cast their votes in Dec. -- Some Rep. electors are now undecided and pissed at Bush!)
Jim Lubin wrote:
>Bush won the election by the largest number of
>votes in the history of the country.
