W.H. Falsely Claims Obama Only President to Win Majority Vote Twice Since Eisenhower

Earnest Really Doesn’t Know His Electoral History, Claims Reagan Didn’t Win Two Majorities in Popular Vote (The Washington Free Beacon)

White House press secretary Josh Earnest falsely and repeatedly claimed at Thursday’s briefing that Barack Obama, not Ronald Reagan, was the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to win consecutive majorities of the popular vote.

Even when he was corrected by a reporter, Earnest insisted Reagan did not get at least 50 percent of the vote twice.

“I don’t think it’s a coincidence that President Obama is actually the first president since President Eisenhower to win two national elections back-to-back, earning a majority vote from the American people,” Earnest said.