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And half of the country (+/-) think W is doing the WRONG things,

and

doing them horribly.


Yes, of course, but once again, you've completely missed the

point.

If

polls show he's got approximately half of the available support,

he

simply

can't be said to be doing poorly


Absolutely absurd.

In a three-candidate race, 50% wins.

Not necessarily. I take it you are assuming that each one will at
least get some votes. As with assumptions, and particularly YOURS, you
could likely be wrong.

Wanna bet? If even *one* person votes for Nader (ie--one of those Palm
Beach idiots punches the wrong chad again), and Bush gets 50%, then he

wins.

Man, how stupid ARE you, NOYB? That is nothing more, as I stated
above, than an assumption. Sure, I'll bet! As YOU said, *IF* one
person votes for Nader. How do you know that will happen? As I said,
you are wrong. Wrong because you are assuming that each candidate will
get SOME VOTES. Jeez, I hate repeating myself, but your answer is
exactly what I pointed out!!! If one person doesn't get any votes,
then, alas, 50% DOES NOT win the election. If you don't get it, I
can't make it any clearer, and you are utterly dumb.


So what are the odds that Nader won't vote for himself? How about the
odds
that some person somewhere won't accidently punch the wrong chad or the
wrong computer key? I'd say the odds are about...zilch.

If Bush garners 50% of the vote, he wins.



Not if he loses in the electoral college, dummy.

basskisser isn't arguing about the electoral college. Nevertheless, if Bush
gets 50% of the electoral college vote, he still wins. There are 538
electoral college votes up for grabs this year. If Bush gets 50% (269
votes) and Kerry gets 269 votes, the Republican-controlled House breaks the
tie...and guess who they'll choose? If Bush garners 50% of the vote, he
wins.