Symmetry wrote:saxitoxin wrote:Symmetry wrote:Republicans have lost 5 out of the previous 6 presidential elections regarding the national popular vote.
Democrats haven't won a majority of the popular vote in 3 of the previous 6 presidential elections ('92, '96, '04).
Now you're just being trollish. You know I was referring to the 6 most recent presidential elections. Hence the generational issue.
Uh ... the six most recent presidential elections were 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012. But, I was wrong as I forgot Democrats didn't get a majority in 2000 either - so actually they lost majorities in 4 of the previous 6 presidential elections. It's not exactly like they've been sweeping into office. They eked out back-to-back wins running a novelty candidate (first black president) while remaining blocked-out of Congress. Republicans have very little incentive to retool much right now. In two years that might change, though, depending on if the midterms go south for them.
- 1992 - Democrat candidate receives 43% of vote
1996 - Democrat candidate receives 49% of vote
2000 - Democrat candidate receives 48% of vote
2004 - Democrat candidate receives 48% of vote
2008 - Democrat candidate receives 52% of vote
2012 - Democrat candidate receives 51% of vote