>Despite Dukakis's initial lead, Bush pulled ahead in opinion polling conducted in September and won by a substantial margin in both the popular and electoral vote. No candidate since 1988 has managed to equal or surpass Bush's share of the electoral or popular vote. Bush became the first sitting vice president to be elected president since Martin Van Buren in 1836. It is also the last time California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey or Vermont has voted for the Republican candidate.

*Seems legit.*