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John Gaquin wrote:

"basskisser" wrote in message

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.

My word you are stupid!! What does ODDS have to do with anything? If
you want to put it that way, there is also a chance that Nader will
NOT vote for himself. HE could punch the wrong chad. There is also a
chance that NO person will punch the wrong chad. You are wrong, plain
and simple. The possibility, no matter how slim, is still there, that
with 50% of the votes, Bush might not win.