Excuse me if I call B.S. on that one.
Was the country "divided" when Clinton won 49% of the popular vote in 1996? Or when he won just 43% of it in 1992?
Bush won just over 51% of the popular vote in this election. That's more than any president since Reagan won in a landslide over Mondale in 1984.
Bush's numbers in this election aren't indicative of a country divided, they're indicative of an electoral mandate. The American people have chosen Bush and chosen him decisively. Lets hear no more about a "country divided."
Update:
More from The Corner:
President Bush:
*** Became the first President to be re-elected while gaining seats in the House and Senate since 1936 and the first Republican President since 1924 to be re-elected while re-electing Republican House and Senate majorities.
*** Became the first President to win a majority of the popular vote since 1988.
*** Received 57.4 million votes - more than any other candidate in history. He broke President Reagan's 1984 mark of 54.5 million. (96% reporting)
***Increased the popular vote by seven million votes since 2000 - more than twice Clinton's increase from 1992 to 1996.
***Improved his percentage in every state except four (MD, OR, VT and WY). This includes a four percent increase in John Kerry's home state, Massachusetts.