Which of the following records will the 2012 election break?

[tpfkaw]

Ones I think are likely in bold, ones I think are possible in bold and italics.

Absolute number of votes for a candidate:  69,499,428 (Obama 2008)
Absolute number of votes for a Republican:  62,040,610 (Bush 2004)
Absolute number of votes for a third-party candidate:  19,743,821 (Perot 1992)
Absolute number of votes for a Green:  2,883,105 (Nader 2000)
Absolute number of votes for a Libertarian:  921,128 (Clark 1980)
Absolute number of votes for the Constitution Party:  199,880 (Baldwin 2008)
Percentage of votes for a candidate:  61.05% (Johnson 1964)
Percentage of votes for a Republican:  60.67% (Nixon 1972)
Percentage of votes for a third-party candidate:  27.40% (Roosevelt 1912)
Percentage of votes for a Green:  2.73% (Nader 2000)
Percentage of votes for a Libertarian:  1.06% (Clark 1980)
Percentage of votes for the Constitution Party:  0.19% (Phillips 1996)
Absolute margin of victory:  17,995,488 (Nixon 1972)
Percent margin of victory:  26.17% (Harding 1920)
Lowest % for a major party candidate:  23.17% (Taft 1912)
Lowest % for a Democrat:  28.82% (Davis 1924)
Lowest % for a major party candidate in a two-candidate race:  34.15% (Cox 1920)
Lowest % for a Republican in a two-candidate race:  36.54% (Landon 1936)
Lowest % for a Green:  0.10% (Cobb 2004)
Lowest % for a Libertarian post-1972:  0.21% (MacBride 1976)
Lowest % for the Constitution Party:  0.04% (Phillips 1992)
Highest number of states won:  49 (Nixon 1972, Reagan 1984)
Highest number of states won by a Democrat:  46 (Roosevelt 1936)
Highest number of states won by a third-party candidate:  11 (Breckinridge 1860)
Highest number of electoral votes won:  525 (Reagan 1984)
Highest number of electoral votes won by a Democrat:  523 (Roosevelt 1936)
Highest number of electoral votes won by a third-party candidate:  88 (Roosevelt 1912)
Highest number of electoral votes won by a Libertarian:  1 (Hospers 1972)
Lowest number of electoral votes won by a major-party candidate:  8 (Taft 1912, Landon 1936)
Lowest number of electoral votes won by a Democrat:  13 (Mondale 1984)

[tpfkaw]

I'm saying that's unlikely but possible.  It'd probably be a 12-13 point victory that would produce that large a margin.

[tpfkaw]

Not that anyone's said anything about it, but I will clarify re my saying Johnson *could* get electoral votes isn't because of winning a state (lol, not happening) but because of the Ron Paul state party takeovers.