I will put this quote aside until after the election- and see if it still applies if Obama wins with 51-49 of the popular vote.




>>"There was always something dicey about stoking the fires of hyperpartisanship as a campaign and governing strategy, treating 51-49 victories as ideological mandates instead of an obligation to form broader and more durable coalitions. "

Let's see: Popular vote difference about 7.2 million.

Obama: 63,112,190
McCain: 55,867,094


Not sure when those figures were grabbed. OBama won 53% to 46%,

Now that N Carolina has been decided for Obama the Electoral tilt is a historic 379 to 163--an electoral and planetary landslide...

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