"Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote in news:f%2xd.3448
$Z47.1460@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net:

To recapitulate from the History News Network article by Ronald
Brownstein, Los Angeles Times:

No single measure captures the extent of a presidential victory. The
sheer number of voters that Bush inspired to turn out demonstrated
impressive strength. But on several key indicators, Bush's victory ranks
among the narrowest ever for a reelected president.

Measured as a share of the popular vote, Bush beat Kerry by just 2.9
percentage points: 51% to 48.1%. That's the smallest margin of victory
for a reelected president since 1828.