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Indeed. Apart from Kennedy v. Nixon in 1960, the two really close elections of the 20th Century involved third parties: Wallace in 1968, Nader in 2000.
by cafard 10y ago
Indeed. Apart from Kennedy v. Nixon in 1960, the two really close elections of the 20th Century involved third parties: Wallace in 1968, Nader in 2000.
- bryanlarsen 10y agoI guess it's a matter of perspective. In my eyes, even the blowout of 1984 was fairly close. Mondale got over 40% of the vote, which is enough to win with a wide margin in most countries where there are more than two viable parties.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoTrue. But if there were more than two viable parties, Mondale wouldn't have gotten 40% of the vote...
- afterburner 10y agoReagan getting almost 50% more votes than Mondale is close to you?
- usefulcat 10y ago..and the '92 election had a third party (Perot) who got much more of the popular vote than Nader did in 2000 (I think it was 24%)