In a population of over 300 million, how can 30 million be a majority?

Question

30 million constitutes the number of evangelical fundamentalists George Bush appeals to with his unprecedented use of God talk and faith talk.

I do vote, have voted , and will vote. Often the obvious MUST be stated to wake those who don't think they can make a difference. And it's not really a political spin to state the truth regarding a politicians PR policies.

Yes, the question is loaded. But so're the Supreme Court, the lobbies, special interest groups, ignorant bystanders, and profiteering industrialists.

Jack my point is when do we do something about it, instead of blaming all kinds of faceless masses who really aren't the power they're represented as being?

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Answer 1

Well, you have to factor in the millions of underage children who can't vote or have a say in politics, and the other *hordes* of people who don't pay attention to politics and just vote for whomever, or who simply don't vote or voice their opinions in polls or whatnot.

We are a very ignorant country where politics (both foreign and domestic) are concerned.

Answer 2

If I own 300 million shares, and 30 million each own one share, then I am a majority of one, with 10 times the voting privilege of the other 30 million.
Right now, Bush has his finger on the trigger. He can push the button, veto a bill, influence the supreme court. He is a majority of one in the land of the free, where democracy rules.

Answer 3

Children and other classes without voting rights are in that 300 million, besides all those who fail to vote.

A simple majority just take the majority of those who actually cast a vote as opposed to an absolute majority or a supermajority.

Answer 4

Only 1/2 of all eligible voters vote (that's less than 50% of the nation). Less than 1/2 of those people vote Republican because you have people voting for democrats and other parties. So now we're down to less than 1/4 of the nation's population voted Republican (let's say 56 million people). If 30 million of those people claim to be born again Christians, I guess that would constitute a majority of the Republican party (it's technically only half the party however).

Answer 5

30 million cops, maybe? The majority is whatever group has the heaviest artillery.

I don't vote because I noticed somewhere back there I was never given an opportunity to vote on matters of substance.

I was offered choices voting for Tweedle Dum, or Tweedle Dee on the ballots. Never asked what I thought about keeping the US Military machine at cold war levels after the Soviets went home, never asked what I thought about the war on drugs, never asked about alternative energy, dependence on foreign fossil fuels, never asked about a damned thing I saw as important.

All I was asked was whether I wanted one face, or his clone in a different party.

So, what's your point?

Answer 6

Somewhat of a loaded question...eliminating much of the obvious to make a point, it appears...

For what little it may be worth, I do empathize strongly with the frustration, even agree with indignation at politicians who claim a 'mandate from the voters' when the reality is that people in general just didn't care enough to be heard.
Anyway...having gotten that off my chest...

Kudos to all entries above me for pointing out the obvious.

Answer 7

but he also appeals to others then just evangelical fundamentalists, for various reasons, and then some find him the least unappealing of a group of other unappealing candidates/politicians, then you have a large portion who just dont care, dont vote, dont get involved, and a large percentage of children in that general population, so yes, a base of 30 million, adding in the others you pick up, could give you a majority of those who care/support anyone

Answer 8

Actually, 2/3 of Americans don't believe in evolution and 1/3 of Americans are the "fundamentalists" that you describe - 1/3 of Americans literally believe that the world was created in 6 days, 7000 years ago.

So the religious views of people like George Bush, Pat Robertson, Billy Graham, etc are actually very appealing.

Answer 9

30 million is the majority because they are united unlike the other remaining 270 million who are divided in to smaller groups. think of it as a pie with slices, theres many small thin slices then one pretty big one left over. it may not be giant but its bigger than the rest

Answer 10

this is basic to be a majority if purely 50% of all elegible electorate truly vote. So if all of them vote and purely some human beings vote they alter right into a majority see how substantial balloting truly is?