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To: Remember_Salamis

So? Electoral college is what counts.


3 posted on 10/08/2004 7:54:21 PM PDT by Blogger (Pray for President Bush and our nation!!!!! The Lord is our Hope and Strength!!!!!)
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To: Blogger

It's fine to say the electoral college is what counts, but the fact is that it's virtually impossible for the popular vote loser to win the electoral college unless the popular vote is within a half percent or so. It would take way to long to explain in detail, but the short explanation is the following:

Imagine if Bush got 500,000 more votes in 2000 (tied Gore in popular vote). He would have easily won FL, WI, IA, NM and there would have been no court battle.

Now imagine if Gore had won 500,000 more votes. He would have won FL and perhaps a few others and would have easily won.

The undecideds don't break one way in one state and another way in another state. They tend to break the same way across the country because they are true middle of the road voters and get swayed by the same thing.


67 posted on 10/08/2004 8:12:01 PM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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