Liberty's election rankings

[zachman]

I would have moved 1972 up a little bit, and would have included 1792 so far in this list.

[zachman]

Didn't the election of 1828 spark a new era in America? I would move that up a bit more because it founded the view of government from then until the civil war.

[zachman]

I would have put 84 before 80 and 88 on this list.

[zachman]

Wow! Davis got under 29% in 1924, and almost got that much electorally (25.6%). He got less than 10% in California. It must have been very boring covering the elections of the 1920's.

[zachman]

1856 should be further down the list because it featured Mllard Filmore's American No-Nothing Party, one of the most hateful and radical parties by today's standards. He won his home state of Maryland.

[zachman]

In that aspect I think 1968 is more interesting then 1948.

Agreed. I would have put 1968 at 1, because it really set up the Democrats as the party of Johnson and of an unconfident foreign poliicy for decades. The assassinations, the Dem. convention, the events of the year, and also Johnson's decision not to run have got to make it the number 1 election in my books.

I am away at summer school and probably will not be on again for another month.