Yes, the last President to capture a majority of the popular vote was Bush Sr. in 1988. His son has now been given a solid mandate by the American voter, especially if we include the majority in Congress Republicans now enjoy. Still, there's a likelihood to have a divided nation in the next four years. Bush will have to use this phenomenal amount of capital wisely in both foreign and domestic affairs and in so doing secure his place in the pantheon of great American presidents. History is not very kind to controversial dividers and the challenge to steer a united nation through a war, economic and cultural upheaval is his.

UPDATE: It's interesting to see how Bush opponents view the new world, it goes from outright fear to a realistic assessment that there probably isn't that much that will change from the past four years.