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To: Alberta's Child

Sorry, but Gore won the popular vote in 2000. Spin it how you like, he still won more of the popular vote than Bush did. Nice try but it didn't work.


67 posted on 09/22/2006 6:46:32 AM PDT by calex59 (Hillary Clinton is dumber than a one eyed monkey with a brain tumor(credit to Harley69))
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To: calex59

Sorry, you are wrong...let's look at the definitions

Gore did win the most votes in Florida. He did not win a majority, however. By definition he won a plurality.

ma·jor·i·ty (m-jôr-t, -jr-)
n. pl. ma·jor·i·ties
1. The greater number or part; a number more than half of the total.


Gore did not win a number of more than half (or 50% + 1)


plu·ral·i·ty (pl-rl-t)
n. pl. plu·ral·i·ties
1. The state or fact of being plural.
2. A large number or amount; a multitude.
3. Ecclesiastical
a. Pluralism.
b. The offices or benefices held by a pluralist.
4.
a. In a contest of more than two choices, the number of votes cast for the winning choice if this number is not more than one half of the total votes cast.
b. The number by which the vote of the winning choice in such a contest exceeds that of the closest opponent.
5. The larger or greater part.



Gore won a plurality, not a majority. I'm sorry, but words have meanings for a reason.


98 posted on 09/22/2006 11:48:35 AM PDT by Chicos_Bail_Bonds
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