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Junior Chimp
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« on: March 12, 2008, 07:38:31 PM » |
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In recent memory, 1996, without a doubt.
Wasn't there the hope in '56 that Eisenhower's health problems might make it competitive? (Bit of a stretch, I know, but...)
Even the landslides are interesting. 1964, 1972, and 1984 are each very interesting elections, in their own ways.
1944 has to go up there in some sense--the campaigning had to be pretty subdued due to other events, and the conclusion had to be known far ahead of time. Though, as one of only 3 true 'wartime elections' in the US (along with 1812 and 1864), it's in a class of its own, at least.
1904 and 1908 are about as bland as you can get.
1852 never gets any comment whatsoever (apart from "We Polked 'em in '44, and we'll Pierce 'em in '52").
1804, 1808, 1816, and 1820 are dry as dust for obvious reasons.
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