[conservatism_IS_compassion]

beat him by more than 4% points

I wish, but my spreadsheet indicates that

• 62.019M + 58.994M=121.013M,
• 62.019M/121.013M=51.25%
• 58994M/121.013M=48.75% and,

• 51.25%-48.75%=2.5%

[Cousin Eddie]

Actually, you have to include the Nader and Other votes. Works out to about 50.75% for Bush, 48.25% for Kerry, and the other 1% or so for Nader and the others. Go to the website...it updates the numbers every day. Early on Bush had a 3.5mm vote lead and barely over 51%, but the lead has drifted down to 3mm and 50.75% as more absentees/provisionals were counted.

The vote total changes a bit each day.