Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000
Presidential election.
Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million
Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000;
Bush: 2,427,000
States won by
Gore 19;
Bush: 29
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by
Gore: 13.2
Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won
was mostly the land owned by the tax-paying citizens of this great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in
government-owned tenements and living off government welfare..."
2006-09-10
05:01:27
·
18 answers
·
asked by
kendiane
3
in
Other - Politics & Government