The 1996 United States Presidential election was a contest held between incumbent Democratic President John Burwin of Sequoyah and Nationalist candidate Steve Martin of California. Due to a stagnant economy, a ballooning political scandal involving potential abuse of power in regards to covering up various extramarital affairs as well as serious allegations of sexual harassment and the flat-faced collapse of various liberal initiatves during the Burwin administration, Martin won a landslide victory in both the electoral college and carried a strong popular vote mandate. It was the second consecutive Presidential election in which the incumbent President lost, and the second consecutive election in which the White House changed party hands.
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| - The 1996 United States Presidential election was a contest held between incumbent Democratic President John Burwin of Sequoyah and Nationalist candidate Steve Martin of California. Due to a stagnant economy, a ballooning political scandal involving potential abuse of power in regards to covering up various extramarital affairs as well as serious allegations of sexual harassment and the flat-faced collapse of various liberal initiatves during the Burwin administration, Martin won a landslide victory in both the electoral college and carried a strong popular vote mandate. It was the second consecutive Presidential election in which the incumbent President lost, and the second consecutive election in which the White House changed party hands.
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| - The 1996 United States Presidential election was a contest held between incumbent Democratic President John Burwin of Sequoyah and Nationalist candidate Steve Martin of California. Due to a stagnant economy, a ballooning political scandal involving potential abuse of power in regards to covering up various extramarital affairs as well as serious allegations of sexual harassment and the flat-faced collapse of various liberal initiatves during the Burwin administration, Martin won a landslide victory in both the electoral college and carried a strong popular vote mandate. It was the second consecutive Presidential election in which the incumbent President lost, and the second consecutive election in which the White House changed party hands.
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