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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
i'm having trouble swallowing this "divided country" idea that is getting so much attention ... for the first time in 16 years we've elected a President under a majority vote. why isn't that proof that the country is more unified?
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Because it merely shows that fewer votes went to 3rd party candidates this year compared to last. It looks like 1% for 3rd parties this year, vs. 4% in 2000. I wouldn't even begin to consider the country to be unified unless one candidate got 75%.
EDIT: Looking back, all of the intervening years had a significant 3rd party (Nader or Perot), while the one 16 years back didn't.