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== Missing Items in Controversy Section? ==
== Protection ==

Hi, is there a particular reason that despite for example a wikipedia page descriptively titled as a 2008 election controversy (https://en.wikipedia.org/Bill_Ayers_2008_presidential_election_controversy) is not listed in the "Controversies" section? It seems logical to include if it merits its own wiki page, I would think. ] (]) 08:47, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2024 ==
Change "Until 2024 this was also the most recent election in which any of the major presidential nominees had any military experience." to "Until 2024 this was also the most recent election in which any of the major presidential or vice-presidential nominees had any military experience." The reference for the current claim links to JD Vance's military experience. JD Vance is not a presidential nominee, he is a vice-presidential nominee.

== missing citation ==


Hi, {{u|GigachadGigachad}}. Your {{diff||next|1248921781|recent edit}} adds a footnote that expects a citation named "Based on Takeaway", but not such citation is defined. Are you able to provide a citation so that this error can be corrected? -- ] (]) 14:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
Can someone put this page under protection people have been vandalizing this page for the past few days.


== Age issue ==
== Alan Keyes, "America's Independent Party," no Wiki article? ==
Hi, in the ] sub-section, why isn't the above titled America's Independent (political party) a hyperlink to a Misplaced Pages article? I found ], but several articles end up saying, 1) "Create Page," or 2) are disambiguation, or 3) are confused with the ol' "Independent Party" actual party, or 4) are not to be confused with Americans who vote (small i) independently, or lastly are 5) about those like Nader who align ].. Any ideas? -Peter aka ] (]) 03:20, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
:P.S. If one Googles, "America's Independent Party," the following results:
<I>
"Did you mean: <BR>
America's Party<BR>
Political party<BR>
OVERVIEW<BR>
MORE POLITICAL PARTIES<BR>
http://selfgovernment.us<BR>
Description<BR>
America's Party, founded as America's Independent Party, is a conservative American political party formed in August 2008 in an offshoot of the Constitution Party by supporters of Alan Keyes, with the goal of an alternative to the Republican and Democratic party system. ] &lt;--<B>btw, deleted Wiki article, why??</B><BR>
Founded: August 21, 2008<BR>
Leadership: Tom Hoefling (Party chair)<BR>
Founders: Tom Hoefling, Alan Keyes."<BR>
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-Peter aka ] (]) 03:41, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
:: Sigh, nobody cares.:(. From Peter aka ] (]) 15:56, 10 October 2019 (UTC).


There is a part of the "age issue" section where it says" Senator Obama, who was the first Generation Xer to run for president on a major party ticket."
== Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2021 ==
However, Obama was born in 1961, and Misplaced Pages's own page on ] describes it encompassing people born roughly from 1965-1980.


Obviously these two articles contradict one another, and cannot both be the case. ] (]) 22:24, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
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:Thanks for the eyes. What Misplaced Pages's article on Generation X says on the subject we can't use here, because ]. On the other hand, the supporting the sentence doesn't say that either. So the statement needs better sourcing, agreed. ] (]) 23:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
Please add the following section to the results section for consistency with other election pages:
:] '''Done'''<!-- Template:ESp --> ] (] &#124; ]) 14:31, 24 January 2021 (UTC)


== Summary / Heading Inaccurate ==
==== Counties ====
<ref>, Uselectionatlas.org.</ref>


Map showing the 1984 election results displayed…and Republican candidate shown as a baby named "Jose"…must be some sort of prank not sure how to fix it. ] (]) 00:09, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic)
# '''<span style="color:blue;">] 92.46%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">] 88.87%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">] 88.71%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">] 88.69%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:blue;">] 88.64%</span>'''


:Help I can’t stop laughing ] (]) 00:12, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican)
:It was ]. I reverted it. &ndash;&nbsp;]&nbsp;(]) 00:14, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
# '''<span style="color:red;">] 92.64%</span>'''
::hilarious, how did he get by this time? assuming it was semiprotected ] (]) 02:45, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
# '''<span style="color:red;">] 92.08%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:red;">] 91.70%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:red;">] 90.13%</span>'''
# '''<span style="color:red;">] 89.25%</span>''' ] (]) 17:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

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Missing Items in Controversy Section?

Hi, is there a particular reason that despite for example a wikipedia page descriptively titled as a 2008 election controversy (https://en.wikipedia.org/Bill_Ayers_2008_presidential_election_controversy) is not listed in the "Controversies" section? It seems logical to include if it merits its own wiki page, I would think. 38.70.255.205 (talk) 08:47, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2024

Change "Until 2024 this was also the most recent election in which any of the major presidential nominees had any military experience." to "Until 2024 this was also the most recent election in which any of the major presidential or vice-presidential nominees had any military experience." The reference for the current claim links to JD Vance's military experience. JD Vance is not a presidential nominee, he is a vice-presidential nominee.

missing citation

Hi, GigachadGigachad. Your recent edit adds a footnote that expects a citation named "Based on Takeaway", but not such citation is defined. Are you able to provide a citation so that this error can be corrected? -- mikeblas (talk) 14:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Age issue

There is a part of the "age issue" section where it says" Senator Obama, who was the first Generation Xer to run for president on a major party ticket." However, Obama was born in 1961, and Misplaced Pages's own page on Generation X describes it encompassing people born roughly from 1965-1980.

Obviously these two articles contradict one another, and cannot both be the case. Rmcmullin (talk) 22:24, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the eyes. What Misplaced Pages's article on Generation X says on the subject we can't use here, because WP:Misplaced Pages is not a reliable source. On the other hand, the CNN citation supporting the sentence doesn't say that either. So the statement needs better sourcing, agreed. BusterD (talk) 23:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Summary / Heading Inaccurate

Map showing the 1984 election results displayed…and Republican candidate shown as a baby named "Jose"…must be some sort of prank not sure how to fix it. 109.136.159.207 (talk) 00:09, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Help I can’t stop laughing 2603:6080:2100:D12B:91D1:725:570B:478C (talk) 00:12, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
It was vandalism. I reverted it. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:14, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
hilarious, how did he get by this time? assuming it was semiprotected Dlyubchik (talk) 02:45, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
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