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In reply to the discussion: Taking on the Zombie Perot-Myth/Smear (With Maddow video) [View all]ericson00
(2,707 posts)28. its amazing how on progressive blogs the myth is almost as popular
but hey, the Clintons did have to go third way and some people are just too ideological too accept the necessary pragmatism Clinton employed to amazing success. But its easy to see how the myth stuck around, tho before data. When data became available to all online, the myth should have died much earlier. But maybe Kornacki and Maddow can help that finally happen now. It would also be nice if Media Matters, Politifact, and FactCheck got the memo too. Please join me in informing them of the truth and convincing them to also show it.
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How many elections in the last 125 years have a different popular vote & electoral vote winner?
ericson00
Jul 2015
#5
1800, 1828, 1932, 1980, 2008 those were realigning elections. If Clinton changed the electorate so
craigmatic
Jul 2015
#13
The reason the republicans stopped winning so many electoral votes is because
craigmatic
Jul 2015
#15
Most people don't consider 1968 realigning because policy didn't really change neither did
craigmatic
Jul 2015
#17
SCOTUS justices are the bare minimum of what we expect of a democratic president.
craigmatic
Jul 2015
#33
Also, if you, like me, are offended by the smear against the facts the Clintons,
ericson00
Jul 2015
#19