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Talk:United States presidential election, 2000 (view source)
Revision as of 01:21, January 13, 2008
, 01:21, January 13, 2008→Plurality of popular vote
:::::To maybe allay your suspicions of me, here's an interesting story. I was taught politics at high school by a chap who I would rate as the best and most interesting teacher I came across in school or university. His area of research was the US political system and how it contrasts with the UK system, and he managed to pass on a great interest to me in both. He has gone on to become rather well known in British educational circles. He had some close contacts in the political world, including one former UK Prime Minister who would come and talk to us each year. And for those lucky enough to go on the end of year trip to Washington, there was a meeting with a Republican Representative who was a good friend of the teacher but who I admit I didn't know much about at the time. His name was Dick Cheney. Doesn't prove anything I suppose! [[User:Ferret|Ferret]] 04:10, 19 August 2007 (EDT)
:::::To maybe allay your suspicions of me, here's an interesting story. I was taught politics at high school by a chap who I would rate as the best and most interesting teacher I came across in school or university. His area of research was the US political system and how it contrasts with the UK system, and he managed to pass on a great interest to me in both. He has gone on to become rather well known in British educational circles. He had some close contacts in the political world, including one former UK Prime Minister who would come and talk to us each year. And for those lucky enough to go on the end of year trip to Washington, there was a meeting with a Republican Representative who was a good friend of the teacher but who I admit I didn't know much about at the time. His name was Dick Cheney. Doesn't prove anything I suppose! [[User:Ferret|Ferret]] 04:10, 19 August 2007 (EDT)
If we can set aside the quibbling over terms like ''plurality'' and ''absolute majority'', the historical non-event of a president in a three-way race not receiving a popular majority, and making assumptions about each other's motives, may we instead note in this article that the Electoral College selected someone who had not received the most popular votes? That's a straightforward fact, and since it has only happened ''three times'' in history (including this one), it's rather noteworthy. It's not a pot-shot at Bush; it's a demonstration of how the United States Constitution puts geographic constraints on the popular vote; they did this on purpose. Also, dismissing the impact of Nader and Buchanan because neither won any electoral votes misses the obvious fact that they affected who ''did'' win the electoral votes in each state. Hint: ''nobody'' received a majority in Florida... or Iowa, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, or Wisconsin; Nader or Buchanan's supporters could have swung the election decisively ''either way'' if their candidate had dropped out. - [[User:JasonAQuest|JasonAQuest]] 20:21, 12 January 2008 (EST)
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