"Mandate", my scaly tail!

[athelind]

Though Bush won more votes -- 59.2 million -- than any presidential candidate in U.S. history, Kerry's vote total -- 55.7 million -- was still greater than any U.S. presidential candidate in history prior to 2004. That means more Americans cast their vote against Bush than against any other presidential candidate in U.S. history.

Keep that in mind when someone crows about how Bush has a "mandate" because more people voted for him than any other President in history. More people voted AGAINST him than for any other President in history, too.

Comments

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Excellent point!

-The Gneech

[araquan.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed. More votes was merely the result of the abnormally high overall turnout.

[hitchkitty.livejournal.com]

Well, of course Bush got more votes than any candidate before him. We've got more PEOPLE available to VOTE than ever before. Hello? Does the phrase "population growth" mean nothing to people?

*sigh* Every morning since Tuesday, I've felt like Alistair. Just put me in the goalie suit and pummel me with pucks.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was my reaction on Wednesday. "Well, PUCK ME."

[kolchis.livejournal.com]

You may feel different after you read this.

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/kerry_won_.php

I'm curious to see what people think.