History says election landslide unlikely

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, speaks after meeting with the House Democratic Caucus at the Cannon Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Despite predictions that likely Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama will win by a landslide, the historical markers aren't there, analysts say. With some political handicappers pointing to low popularity marks for Republicans and other factors as evidence of a possible Obama landslide, his polling position doesn't equal those of past candidates who went on to post landslide victories, the Washington Web site Politico reported Wednesday. Analysts told Politico that in five of the six post-World War II landslides (defined as a victory of 10 percentage points or... [read full story]