In article <[log in to unmask]>, Andrew Schriber <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > <bunch of stuff snipped > > >Counties won by Bush: 2,434 > >Counties won by Gore: 677 > > > >Population of counties won by Bush: 143 million > >Population of counties won by Gore: 127 million > > One other Fact Gore one the popular vote. > > This says one of two things happened. > > 1. The percent turn out in all the counties was the same, then Bushes > margin of victory in the counties he won was less then Gore's in the > counties he won. > > or > > 2. The counties in which Gore won had a higher turn out, and a more active > voter population, and Bush won by winning those counties were citizens did > not wish to exercise their right to vote. > > In either case, I do not see how this adds legitimacy to his election. > > Peace > > Andy Schriber > > As to your last sentence, I think the main point of the 'county comparison' is this: the election was a dead heat as far as the popular vote goes. The electoral vote was won by the candidate that appealed to a much wider portion of the nation, which is the reason (or one of) we use the electoral college system in the first place. _That_ aspect of this election at least worked as it was intended to work. Jones Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/