I don't know what your definition of the 'leftmost'?
The Leftmost as you describe got more votes than Clinton's 18 million cracks. My candidate lost, but I don't whine about it and be bitter.
The American people who subscribe to be conservative tend not to practice what they preach. Until two years ago, the conservative White House and Congress squandered a surplus by going on a drinking binge.
Hey, but Tex made out well on the earmarks..
As I recall, the Clinton's lost Congress on their watch in '94'. Just as Bush did in '06'.