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When comparing Roosevelt and Reagan in electoral vote tallies (523 to 525, respectively) it should be noted that Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states so the total electoral votes available to Roosevelt and Reagan are different (531 to 538, respectively). Placing things on an even playing field, so to speak, and looking at the percentages of the total number of electoral votes won by Roosevelt and Reagan (98.5% to 97.6%, repectively) we note that Roosevelt does come out on top of Reagan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.214.163.24 ( talk) 17:10, 23 October 2004 (UTC)
Why is the graphic depiction of electoral votes skewed? Rarely nowadays does one see democratic votes colored red and and republican votes blue. -- maru (talk) Contribs 20:52, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I think this section needs some clean-up. I read it twice, and it appears to say that Long was assassinated in 1935, and then ran for president (presumably from the after life) in 1940. Is that section describing two different politicians with the last name of Long, or are the dates wrong, or did someone else run on Long's platform after his death?
24.58.37.208 ( talk) 17:38, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
I would think that would go to the 1789 and 1792 elections, where George Washington got 100% of the vote. By definition no one can win by a greater margin than that. 75.76.213.106 ( talk) 15:20, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
I suggest to delete the following text from the lede:
In my view, this text interrupts the flow of the article. The lede is supposed to be a brief summary of the main points of this article; in contrast, we are treated to 100 years of voting history of two states. Given that the result of this election was 523 to 8, I think every reader will see that this was a landslide. If we must have this text in the article, then certainly not in the lede. KarlFrei ( talk) 16:42, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
I have found a Landon and Knox campaign button with the slogan "I bought a certificate" and see many images online of such buttons, sometimes with the slogan "I bought a dollar certificate." However, I have been unable to find any explanation of the origins and meaning of this slogan. Perhaps if one of the contributors to this page knows this information it would be worthwhile to add it to the page? Thank you. OldJuan ( talk) 19:58, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
The file FDR Portrait.png on Wikimedia Commons has been nominated for deletion. View and participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. Community Tech bot ( talk) 19:36, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
@ HAL333: your recent additions to this page are almost completely unreferenced. Should they be reverted in whole until references can be provided? -- Mikeblas ( talk) 16:36, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
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When comparing Roosevelt and Reagan in electoral vote tallies (523 to 525, respectively) it should be noted that Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states so the total electoral votes available to Roosevelt and Reagan are different (531 to 538, respectively). Placing things on an even playing field, so to speak, and looking at the percentages of the total number of electoral votes won by Roosevelt and Reagan (98.5% to 97.6%, repectively) we note that Roosevelt does come out on top of Reagan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.214.163.24 ( talk) 17:10, 23 October 2004 (UTC)
Why is the graphic depiction of electoral votes skewed? Rarely nowadays does one see democratic votes colored red and and republican votes blue. -- maru (talk) Contribs 20:52, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
I think this section needs some clean-up. I read it twice, and it appears to say that Long was assassinated in 1935, and then ran for president (presumably from the after life) in 1940. Is that section describing two different politicians with the last name of Long, or are the dates wrong, or did someone else run on Long's platform after his death?
24.58.37.208 ( talk) 17:38, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
I would think that would go to the 1789 and 1792 elections, where George Washington got 100% of the vote. By definition no one can win by a greater margin than that. 75.76.213.106 ( talk) 15:20, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
I suggest to delete the following text from the lede:
In my view, this text interrupts the flow of the article. The lede is supposed to be a brief summary of the main points of this article; in contrast, we are treated to 100 years of voting history of two states. Given that the result of this election was 523 to 8, I think every reader will see that this was a landslide. If we must have this text in the article, then certainly not in the lede. KarlFrei ( talk) 16:42, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
I have found a Landon and Knox campaign button with the slogan "I bought a certificate" and see many images online of such buttons, sometimes with the slogan "I bought a dollar certificate." However, I have been unable to find any explanation of the origins and meaning of this slogan. Perhaps if one of the contributors to this page knows this information it would be worthwhile to add it to the page? Thank you. OldJuan ( talk) 19:58, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
The file FDR Portrait.png on Wikimedia Commons has been nominated for deletion. View and participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. Community Tech bot ( talk) 19:36, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
@ HAL333: your recent additions to this page are almost completely unreferenced. Should they be reverted in whole until references can be provided? -- Mikeblas ( talk) 16:36, 9 January 2021 (UTC)