[DOC] [TLE] The 1936 Presidential Election  Catholics and Politics  American ... [PAR] Though the quip As Maine goes, So goes Vermont was attributed to Franklin ... (
scroll to year 1936 in the drop down menu on the left), Landon won only two 
states, ... won handily over Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover, beating him 
by 17 ... a voting block was by no means clear in the campaign preceding the 
election. [DOC] [TLE] As the nation splits, so goes Maine? - The Washington Post [PAR] Oct 7, 2016 ... Only Maine and Nebraska divide their electoral votes by congressional district. ... 
Bradbury added that LePage has said that Trump owes him a stipend ... LePage 
won both election and reelection with a minority of the vote  only ... the idea of 
the state splitting between its two congressional districts comes... [DOC] [TLE] As Maine Goes, So Goes Vermont: A History of GOP Attempts to Kill ... [PAR] What the Obama Legacy Means to me ... Monday Mar 07, 2005  2:42 PM PST 
... Roosevelt won more votes than any candidate in history. ... aphorism, but after 
the election of 1936, the joke became "As Maine goes, so goes Vermont". ... the 
status of the New Deal as an American guarantee, and not only a Democratic 
one. [DOC] [TLE] 'As Maine goes, so goes the nation,' Sept. 8, 1958 - POLITICO [PAR] Sep 8, 2016 ... Maine's reputation as a bellwether for presidential elections gave ... That trend 
came to a spectacular halt in 1936 when Alf Landon, the Republican nominee, 
carried only ... campaign manager, to quip: As Maine goes, so goes Vermont. ... 
On this day in 1958, Muskie won 60 percent of the vote, making him... [DOC] [TLE] The Big Apple: As Maine goes, so goes the nation - Barry Popik [PAR] Jan 4, 2010 ... "As goes Maine, so goes the nation usually means that the winner ... in 
September 1844, just before that year's presidential election. ... As Maine goes, 
so goes Vermont was an immediate 1936 election .... It is not likely that Mr. Van 
Buren, with the forty-two electoral votes of New York against him, will form... [DOC] [TLE] Election of 1936: A Democratic Landslide - United States History [PAR] The role of Election of 1936: A Democratic Landslide in the history of the ... the 
only Republican gubernatorial to be successful in the entire nation that year. ... 
Winning 60.8% of the popular vote, Roosevelt received the electoral votes of all 
but two states, ... In 1936, this was changed to, "As Maine goes, so goes Vermont.
". [DOC] [TLE] Alf Landon - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1936 presidential election was extraordinarily lopsided. Although Landon 
gained nearly 17 million votes and obtained the endorsement of track star Jesse
... [DOC] [TLE] Alf Landon, G.O.P. Stand-Bearer, Dies at 100 - The New York Times [PAR] Oct 13, 1987 ... Walter F. Mondale won only Minnesota and the District of Columbia. ... made it to 
100, and he was so pleased that the President came to see him.'' ... Mr. Landon 
leavened the disappointment of his loss in 1936 with humor. Assessing his two-
state victory, Mr. Landon said, ''As Maine goes, so goes Vermont. [DOC] [TLE] Losing the North: Republican Realignment | dagblog [PAR] Jul 5, 2016 ... (Vermont was one of only two states to stick by Republican incumbent Taft when 
his home state abandoned him.) ... how reliable they were: the only holdouts in 
FDR's 1936 re-election landslide. ... State and local Republicans can still win in 
Vermont and Maine even if ... As Maine goes, so goes Vermont. [DOC] [TLE] Which state has the worst record of picking a president? - Reddit [PAR] Nov 7, 2012 ... []meninthemirror 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) ... New 
Hampshire is considered a swing state but it only has 4 votes. .... recount, as 
required by law, would have won him the election

Question: "As Maine goes, so goes Vermont" refers to only 2 states won by him in 1936 election
Answer: Alf Landon