Why is it crazy?  Can you be specific?  Are you denying that republicans downplayed Clinton's victory in 1992 because he did not receive a majority of the vote?  Have you really forgotten how republicans downplayed Clinton's victory because he did not get a majority of the vote?  I still remember republicans whining about Clinton not being a valid president because he did not receive a clear majority of the vote. Now they are quiet when their president can't even get a plurality.  You really don't see anything ironic in this?

Of course you might just be young and don't know.