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::It is not self-evident nor universally applicable.  Suppose there is a state with a popular Republican US Senator who is polling at 70%.  He will get 70% of the early vote.  If there is a hurricane on election day and only very few hard core supporters vote on that day, he may get only 50% of election day votes. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 10:19, 27 October 2012 (EDT)

::It is not self-evident nor universally applicable.  Suppose there is a state with a popular Republican US Senator who is polling at 70%.  He will get 70% of the early vote.  If there is a hurricane on election day and only very few hard core supporters vote on that day, he may get only 50% of election day votes. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 10:19, 27 October 2012 (EDT)

:::"The truth of the statement is self-evident."  That's a great way to avoid having to back up assertions with empirical data. Have you ever tried that on a judge? [[User:MattyD|MattyD]] 10:23, 27 October 2012 (EDT)

:::"The truth of the statement is self-evident."  That's a great way to avoid having to back up assertions with empirical data. Have you ever tried that on a judge? [[User:MattyD|MattyD]] 10:23, 27 October 2012 (EDT)