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To: MeekOneGOP
There reason Card said "a minimum" is it could've been 286 or 287 if Bush gets Iowa too is that Maine is *not* "winner take all" so Bush could still get one electoral vote from Maine.

Maine gives 2 electoral votes to the statewide winner. 1 electoral vote each goes to the winners of each of its two congressional districts. They've had that system since 1969 and *never* split up their 4 electoral votes but some thought there could be a 3-1 split this year based on polling.

And, now, Bangor Daily News says it's been determined all four will goto Kerry. The article I link to says Kerry won Maine's two congressional districts, thus all the electors, on the economy and Iraq and Kerry had a better GOTV effort in Maine.

122 posted on 11/04/2004 2:01:37 AM PST by newzjunkey (Pray 4 America. Congratulations Bush/Cheney '04! Now the hard work begins...)
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To: newzjunkey

Thanks. :^)


140 posted on 11/04/2004 7:51:19 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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