When Did We Start Talking About "Landslide" Elections?
...When did people start referring to a lopsided election as a landslide?
In the mid-19th century. While plenty of American politicians suffered crushing defeats before then, no one appears to have compared their fates to being buried in an avalanche until The New York Post enthused over the prospects of John Fremont's campaign for president in 1856....
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In the mid-19th century. While plenty of American politicians suffered crushing defeats before then, no one appears to have compared their fates to being buried in an avalanche until The New York Post enthused over the prospects of John Fremont's campaign for president in 1856....