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Originally Posted by archer2371
Keep in mind, even the vaunted President Bill Clinton didn't get a majority of the American people's votes, he received a plurality, but not the majority. This is the first President since his dad to get the majority of the votes, and the President's number of votes is greater than even Ronald Reagan's greatest number of votes.
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I don't have any numbers at hand, but I suspect that the 'majority' portion is simply because a much smaller percentage went to 3rd parties than before. Also, the 'greatest number of votes' is probably just because a lot of people voted; Bush probably also had the 'greatest number of votes against a winner'.
If anyone has access to these numbers, and can confirm or contradict me, that would be cool.