my point remains, 29% (being generous) is no mandate.
On 10/21/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/21/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > While this math is technically correct, it doesn't actually defend > your argument without a little qualification. > > Valid: " Over all less than 31% of all [eligible] voters went for > Bush, some mandate." > Invalid: "Over all less than 31% of all voters went for Bush, some mandate." > > Since, if you didn't vote you aren't a "voter". Just because I own a > car doesn't make me a driver unless I actually drive the thing... > > -Cameron > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177745 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
