Ronald Reagan Won the 1980 election against Jimmy Carter by a landslide. He recieved 50.7% with a 52.6% turnout. By your calculations he recieved a mere .507 * .526 = 26.6% to Bush's 28.2 % - Not bad
On 10/21/05, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > 1. voter turnout was less than 60% of all eligible voters > 2. Shrub got just under 51%. > 3. therefore he recieved .51 * .6 = 30.6% of the total eligible voting > population. > > lets play with your numbers then .553 *.51 = .282 or only 28.2 % of > the eligible voting population voted for Bush. > > Keep it up you're proving my point, and with a bit of work I am sure > you can master fractions as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177744 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
