Nixon vs. Reagan landslide

[Alexander Hamilton]

Reagan's landslide was quite mediocre compared with the others. He didn't reach the 20%-line.

But Reagan got more electoral votes, and came closer than Nixon did to winning fifty states.

He was just lucky.

I disagree. Reagan was pretty much bound to win no matter who the Democratic nominee was. He already won in a landslide in 1980, and was very popular. Nixon won solidly in 1972, but in that case it was partially due to his opponent, and I doubt that most of the other Democrats would have lost so badly.

Also, while LBJ and Nixon faced extremists, Reagan faced someone who while not moderate was about 10 miles from "extremist". Hell, some could argue that Mondale was less liberal than Reagan was conservative.

reagan was a bad ass

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

Oh you first.

He won 49 states and came within .18% of winning his opponent's home state though he neglected to campaign there. The epitome of bad ass.

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

Oh you first.

He won 49 states and came within .18% of winning his opponent's home state though he neglected to campaign there. The epitome of bad ass.

And I'm simply expressing a personal opinion of mine as regards to Reagan.  Since when did raw opinions need citing, I ask.

Since raw opinions happen to be wrong in such cases.

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

Oh you first.

He won 49 states and came within .18% of winning his opponent's home state though he neglected to campaign there. The epitome of bad ass.

And I'm simply expressing a personal opinion of mine as regards to Reagan.  Since when did raw opinions need citing, I ask.

Since raw opinions happen to be wrong in such cases.

On the contrary.  Opinions are opinions, they're incapable of being right or wrong.  If I happen to think Reagan is an ass (which I do), then I think he's an ass and there's nothing you can do about it.

Except I can think that you are less intelligent for having said opinion. Because that opinion is, well, wrong.

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

Oh you first.

He won 49 states and came within .18% of winning his opponent's home state though he neglected to campaign there. The epitome of bad ass.

And I'm simply expressing a personal opinion of mine as regards to Reagan.  Since when did raw opinions need citing, I ask.

Since raw opinions happen to be wrong in such cases.

On the contrary.  Opinions are opinions, they're incapable of being right or wrong.  If I happen to think Reagan is an ass (which I do), then I think he's an ass and there's nothing you can do about it.

Except I can think that you are less intelligent for having said opinion. Because that opinion is, well, wrong.

You can most certainly think an opinion is wrong, that's your opinion, but nothing will change the fact that an opinion is neither correct or incorrect, simply an opinion.  I do hope you don't have any problems living with that.

I certainly do. You must never have before encountered my ego.

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

Oh you first.

He won 49 states and came within .18% of winning his opponent's home state though he neglected to campaign there. The epitome of bad ass.

And I'm simply expressing a personal opinion of mine as regards to Reagan.  Since when did raw opinions need citing, I ask.

Since raw opinions happen to be wrong in such cases.

On the contrary.  Opinions are opinions, they're incapable of being right or wrong.  If I happen to think Reagan is an ass (which I do), then I think he's an ass and there's nothing you can do about it.

Except I can think that you are less intelligent for having said opinion. Because that opinion is, well, wrong.

You can most certainly think an opinion is wrong, that's your opinion, but nothing will change the fact that an opinion is neither correct or incorrect, simply an opinion.  I do hope you don't have any problems living with that.

I certainly do. You must never have before encountered my ego.

From you I would've expected no other response, and I shall now close with the remark that an ego is essentially the product of an inferiority complex, the feeling that you're generally worthless, and anyone with an inferiority complex often goes into denial about it and develops a superiority complex in response, which gives them an ego the size of Alaska- this of course doesn't make them slightest bit less obnoxious though.

You continue to be wrong. What a shame.

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

Oh you first.

He won 49 states and came within .18% of winning his opponent's home state though he neglected to campaign there. The epitome of bad ass.

And I'm simply expressing a personal opinion of mine as regards to Reagan.  Since when did raw opinions need citing, I ask.

Since raw opinions happen to be wrong in such cases.

On the contrary.  Opinions are opinions, they're incapable of being right or wrong.  If I happen to think Reagan is an ass (which I do), then I think he's an ass and there's nothing you can do about it.

Except I can think that you are less intelligent for having said opinion. Because that opinion is, well, wrong.

You can most certainly think an opinion is wrong, that's your opinion, but nothing will change the fact that an opinion is neither correct or incorrect, simply an opinion.  I do hope you don't have any problems living with that.

I certainly do. You must never have before encountered my ego.

From you I would've expected no other response, and I shall now close with the remark that an ego is essentially the product of an inferiority complex, the feeling that you're generally worthless, and anyone with an inferiority complex often goes into denial about it and develops a superiority complex in response, which gives them an ego the size of Alaska- this of course doesn't make them slightest bit less obnoxious though.

You continue to be wrong. What a shame.

Whereas you continue to be obnoxious, a double shame.

Not a shame, for I take much pride in it.

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Cite?

Oh you first.

He won 49 states and came within .18% of winning his opponent's home state though he neglected to campaign there. The epitome of bad ass.

And I'm simply expressing a personal opinion of mine as regards to Reagan.  Since when did raw opinions need citing, I ask.

Since raw opinions happen to be wrong in such cases.

On the contrary.  Opinions are opinions, they're incapable of being right or wrong.  If I happen to think Reagan is an ass (which I do), then I think he's an ass and there's nothing you can do about it.

Except I can think that you are less intelligent for having said opinion. Because that opinion is, well, wrong.

You can most certainly think an opinion is wrong, that's your opinion, but nothing will change the fact that an opinion is neither correct or incorrect, simply an opinion.  I do hope you don't have any problems living with that.

I certainly do. You must never have before encountered my ego.

From you I would've expected no other response, and I shall now close with the remark that an ego is essentially the product of an inferiority complex, the feeling that you're generally worthless, and anyone with an inferiority complex often goes into denial about it and develops a superiority complex in response, which gives them an ego the size of Alaska- this of course doesn't make them slightest bit less obnoxious though.

You continue to be wrong. What a shame.

Whereas you continue to be obnoxious, a double shame.

Not a shame, for I take much pride in it.

I don't doubt it, and just for the heck of it, I'm letting you get the last word in (should you choose to accept the opportunity).

I always get the last word in. I don't think I've ever operated otherwise.

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Exactly.

Who else came so close to winning every single state?

[Alexander Hamilton]

reagan was a bad ass

Or if you prefer...

reagan was an bad ass

Exactly.

Who else came so close to winning every single state?

I think that was a general comment about Reagan. Whether and how he won elections doesn't change anything.

It makes him a bad ass.