2007-09-17 13:33:12 · 6 answers · asked by Negligence 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I think I understand the question, that possibly many voters though they were voting for the George Bush that was president from 1988 to 1992?
I remember a zogby poll from back in the pre-2000 election days and I believe the percentage was like, 5% of those questioned believed that George HW Bush was running against Al Gore. It's not a number, but a representative percentage. But, wow...
Guess we had a lot of the "wrong" type of people voting, while too many people didn't care toe vote.
2007-09-17 17:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think Gore won the popular vote (simple majority.) But we go by electoral college. Each state's vote is equal to its total representatives (both House and Senate.) House members are equal ratio to the population then you tack on 2 because each state has two Senators. So people's votes in a small state like Rhode Island (2 House +2 Senate = 4 Electoral college votes) divided by each vote. This is weighted heavier that peoples' votes in a big state like Texas (32 House + 2 Senate = 34) divided by each vote comes out less valuable per vote. Dumb system? Heck Yeah! It makes your vote unequal from folks in other states. Every vote should count the same, that would only be fair. Besides the current system causing a few swing states (almost evenly split) to make an election win. Like in Ohio or Florida.
2007-09-17 22:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by TONY H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm trying to decide if you meant to type George W Bush, or if you actually believe that some people thought Bush 1 was running in 2000...
Either way, if people don't understand who they're voting for, they should do everyone else a favor and not vote.
2007-09-17 20:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Carrot 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking but your question did get me thinking. A lot of people claimed that they thought they were voting for Gore, and they mistakenly selected Bush. But nobody claims to have thought they were voting for Bush and mistakenly selected Gore. If it were just a matter of random chance (based on confusing ballots or complicated voting devices), you would expect roughly an equal amount of mistakes in either direction. Since NOBODY claimed to have mistakenly voted for Gore when they meant to vote for Bush, that suggests to me that the people who meant to vote for Gore (and mis-voted for Bush) are not very bright or rather feeble.
2007-09-17 22:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you're asking about the intent of the voters, then it's not possible to give an accurate answer because it would require being able to reach into the minds of those casting votes and the identity of voters is not recorded with their actual ballots in order to preserve their privacy. Actual recorded numbers can be reported, but the intent is beyond discovery; it can only be implied by the recorded numbers.
They are:
Bush: 50,456,002 Electoral votes: 271
Gore: 50,999,897 Electoral votes: 266
2007-09-17 20:50:05 · answer #5 · answered by Don C 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think anyone was that stupid.
2007-09-17 20:59:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋