Obama getting 170 electoral votes but losing 85-15 in the popular vote? 
As for the 1992 reference, Bush Sr. did as well as he did because Perot drew evenly from both Clinton and Bush. And also, Bush had 37.5% of the national vote, not near 30%. Obama garnering 30% of the vote or less would result in a massive landslide for the Republican candidate.
No, he's talking about losing some
states 85-15, though I think that's still unlikely. Except for DC and the Jim Crow-era Deep South, that seems awfully unrealistic. Did McGovern even lose any states 85-15?
