In the 1980 election, Reagan won 44 states. Only 6 voted for Carter. In the 1984 election he won 49 states.

That’s the kind of landslide tRump has wet dreams about.

But it also reminds me of other countries like Russia, when they have an “Election”, and then the standing dictator wins 95% of the vote. It’s then an open secret that the vote was tampered with, but who’s going to stop it?

The 1980 and 1984 elections have that same vibe to them.

And the policies he enacted are the reason the usa are a shithole now. Reagan is like the original OG corrupt profits over people president.

Are we SUUUUURE those elections were legit?

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    The bigger deal was that, for the elections from Nixon’s second term to Reagan’s second term, there wasn’t a major Democratic base in a state which varied differently from the nation. Bill Clinton had a near equivalent percentage of the vote in 1996 yet lost 19 states.