I meant 83%, but maybe it was 84%. I definitely recall it being over 80%. In 2004 I think that it dipped to around 78% (even with Mel Martinez running for the Senate), and with a lower turnout—it was impossible to replicate the conditions of 2000 brought about by the Elián travesty. Had that photographer not captured that shot of the frightened Elián being hugged by Donato Dalrymple while Reno’s thug pointed a rifle at the boy’s face, Gore would have carried FL and been elected president.
As for 2000, I still can't figure out how mathematically someone can get "over 80%" of the vote of the demographic group that has the majority population in a country, and win only 46% of the vote overall countywide. That doesn't make sense. I wish elections worked that way in my district and Bobby Rush would end up with 46% district wide while he's getting over 80% of the black vote.
As for 2000, I still can't figure out how mathematically someone can get "over 80%" of the vote of the demographic group that has the majority population in a county, and win only 46% of the vote overall countywide. That doesn't make sense. I wish elections worked that way in my district and Bobby Rush would end up with 46% district wide while he's getting over 80% of the black vote.