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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat happened when Gerald Ford lost re-election in 1976 by 9,000 votes in Ohio and Hawaii
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What happened when Gerald Ford lost re-election in 1976 by 9,000 votes in Ohio and Hawaii (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Nov 2020
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mikeysnot
(4,755 posts)1. elected not reelected
He inherited the position when nixon resigned...
joshcryer
(62,265 posts)2. When * "won" it was extremely controversial. This very site...
...was created because of how controversial it was. Trump "wins" by a much much larger loss margin and by now it's normalized to heck and back.
There should have been a fight for the past 20 years for ending the electoral college.
But we're just going to accept it.
spooky3
(34,300 posts)3. Wow--because he had lost the popular vote he didn't
think he would be seen as legitimate even if the close votes were challenged and went his way.
Back when Republicans behaved like normal people...
BeyondGeography
(39,276 posts)4. Scruples
I remember those.