Talk:United States presidential election, 1972
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[edit] Anderson's home state?
I couldn't figure out if Thomas J. Anderson (Thomas Jefferson “Tom” Anderson, b. 1910) was technically “of Tennessee” at the time of the 1972 election. It appears he may have been in Texas at the time. —Mulad 23:51, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Comment. What source do you have that shows Anderson in Texas? He was born in Nashville, lived most of his life in Pigeon Forge, and currently lives in Gatlinburg (all in TN). He ran for the U.S. Senate on the American Party line in 1978 against Howard Baker. Source: http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=4490 . Chronicler3 21:33, 8 February 2006 (UTC) Chronicler3
According to the Maryland Manual 1973-1974, he lived in Gatlinburg Tennessee during the election. Thus far I have seen nothing to indicate a Texas residency other than Mulad's comment. Unless any evidence for Texas does come forward, I see no reason to keep the confusing "Tennessee or Texas" text on the main page 24.125.168.51 22:31, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Editing talk pages
should i have been able to delete what i did on this page? seems odd that i am free to edit things on the page.... -- (unsigned contribution by 68.95.36.95 00:00, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC) after deleting half of previous post)
- Should you have been able to? Sure; this is a wiki page like any other. Should you have made the change you did? No; you broke the Wikipedia community's rules; in general, deletions on talk pages should be accomplished by striking through the offending text, not by removing it. I have therefore restored the deleted commentary. Does Wikipedia have defenses against such deletions? Yep, it's called Wikipedia editors, with the help of watchlists and history pages. — DLJessup 05:59, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Electoral picture peculiarity
Why is the graphic depiction of electoral votes skewed? Rarely nowadays does one see democratic votes colored red and and republican votes blue. --maru (talk) Contribs 20:52, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
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