Lawrence O’Donnell: ‘If You Hear Anyone Call This Election a Landslide, Please Stop Listening to that Person About Elections’

O DONNELL Ballots received ░░░░░░░░ the mail tomorrow will ░░░░░░░░ counted In California So ░░░░░░░░ are literally millions of ░░░░░░░░ yet to be counted ░░░░░░░░ this country including in ░░░░░░░░ state of Pennsylvania where ░░░░░░░░ of votes remain to ░░░░░░░░ the balance of the ░░░░░░░░ States Senate Republicans will ░░░░░░░░ have 52 senators next ░░░░░░░░ or 53 if Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the Pennsylvania Senate election ░░░░░░░░ Democrats will probably have ░░░░░░░░ members of the Senate ░░░░░░░░ 48 if Democrat Bob ░░░░░░░░ wins The Pennsylvania Senate ░░░░░░░░ We still don t ░░░░░░░░ which party will control ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives but ░░░░░░░░ do know that it ░░░░░░░░ be very close As ░░░░░░░░ tonight Republicans Have 214 ░░░░░░░░ in the house and ░░░░░░░░ have 205 seats in ░░░░░░░░ House according to NBC ░░░░░░░░ with 16 remaining to ░░░░░░░░ decided In the presidential ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump currently has ░░░░░░░░ 2 of the vote ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris s 48 ░░░░░░░░ of the vote but ░░░░░░░░ margin will probably narrow ░░░░░░░░ all the California votes ░░░░░░░░ finally counted and it ░░░░░░░░ possible that Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ end up with only ░░░░░░░░ one percent of the ░░░░░░░░ less than Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ one percent gap Right ░░░░░░░░ she s at 2 ░░░░░░░░ than Donald Trump If ░░░░░░░░ hear anyone calling this ░░░░░░░░ a landslide please stop ░░░░░░░░ to that person about ░░░░░░░░ at least We have ░░░░░░░░ landslides in this country ░░░░░░░░ they don t look ░░░░░░░░ this election Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ re election was never ░░░░░░░░ doubt In 1996 He ░░░░░░░░ with 49 2 percent ░░░░░░░░ the vote against Bob ░░░░░░░░ s 40 1 percent ░░░░░░░░ the vote and Ross ░░░░░░░░ s 8 4 percent ░░░░░░░░ the vote Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ by 9 points and ░░░░░░░░ one called that a ░░░░░░░░ because it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ last landslide we had ░░░░░░░░ Ronald Reagan re election ░░░░░░░░ 1984 where he won ░░░░░░░░ states in the Electoral ░░░░░░░░ with only the state ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota voting for Walter ░░░░░░░░ who was from Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ Reagan beat Walter Mondale ░░░░░░░░ 18 points That s ░░░░░░░░ a landslide looks like ░░░░░░░░ were two landslides before ░░░░░░░░ and the television age ░░░░░░░░ Nixon in his re ░░░░░░░░ campaign in 1972 won ░░░░░░░░ states with only Massachusetts ░░░░░░░░ against him Nixon beat ░░░░░░░░ McGovern by 23 points ░░░░░░░░ in both of those ░░░░░░░░ landslides Richard Nixon and ░░░░░░░░ Reagan the Democrats still ░░░░░░░░ controlled the House of ░░░░░░░░ President Lyndon Johnson won ░░░░░░░░ landslide victory in 1964 ░░░░░░░░ the assassination of President ░░░░░░░░ elevated Vice President Johnson ░░░░░░░░ the presidency In the ░░░░░░░░ election the Democrats won ░░░░░░░░ seats in the House ░░░░░░░░ more seats in the ░░░░░░░░ and they added 12 ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate That ░░░░░░░░ what they added to ░░░░░░░░ margins And no one ░░░░░░░░ that was really remarkable ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats had been ░░░░░░░░ to having huge margins ░░░░░░░░ the House and in ░░░░░░░░ Senate, just huge margins.”