How can it be argued that every vote was important in the 2000 presidential election?

Question

How can it be argued that every vote was important in the 2000 presidential election?

Answer 1

a vote is a vote and to be taken serious

http://www.freakonomics.com/MulliganPivo...

Way back in 1845 in the U.S. Congress, Texas became a state by one vote. In 1923, one vote in the German Parliament gave Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party.

A shift of less than one vote per precinct in a handful of states would have defeated Woodrow Wilson in his bid for re-election in 1916. A few votes per precinct in Illinois and a couple of other states and then Vice President Richard Nixon would have defeated John F. Kennedy in 1960. The same is true in elections at every level. In 1974, Congressman Louis Wyman was declared the victor in the U.S. senate race in New Hampshire, after a recount, by just two votes. If only a few additional people in each precinct in Ohio had voted differently in the 1976 presidential election, Mr. Ford would have been our president, not Mr. Carter. Around the same time, the Governor of Ohio beat out challenging candidate by a margin of one vote per precinct.

Yes, your one vote counts, and you can also influence many other votes!

Answer 2

It can not be argued, because every vote is NOT counted. If every "INTELLIGENT" person in out country took the time (like I did) to research out just how our election process works, then no one would bother to vote. Don't take my word for it, do your homework! The basics: Our elections are decided on "electoral" votes. That means that the only votes counted are the votes of the 'Delegates" who are individuals 'selected' in area caucus meetings to represent, and "VOTE" (by secret ballot none the less) for your area. The number of delegates per state is based upon population. These are the ONLY votes counted. How/why do you think the out come of an election is known before the pools even close in CA? Better yet, stop and think about that last election for a moment......just how long did it take to count all those 'individual' votes? Is my memory failing me, or wasn't it months? So NO, every vote is not important. PERIOD. Now that technology has advanced to the computer age, I think it's now possible for every vote to count! I say revision is needed in the voting system of this country so that each vote DOES count!

Answer 3

From at least recent elections, there is little difference (except Clinton vs Bush/Dole). A far-left Democrat is running against a moderate Republican. The only switch was when a conservative liberal Reagan ran against a moderate Democrat (Carter). It took years to get a far left leaning Supreme Court to a middle of the road structure but an Obama win means little change (two socialist justices are expected to retire and would be replaced with socialists) but a McCain win would mean a liberal switch to the court as the two socialists are replaced with conservative liberals. The importance lies in the state of the world and whether or not someone with the tools to handle the crises is elected or a rank amateur that has never been in charge of anything of substance. In case of confusion in the conservative liberal terminology, a conservative can be either liberal or socialist depending on which system is liked, is in practice, and can be conserved. A liberal is a person who believes in individual sovereignty, land ownership, and that people - if unencumbered by government - will look after their own best interests and all society will be uplifted as a result. The Democrats that call themselves liberals and wish to see the Constitution drastically altered are diametrically opposed to liberalism and are better termed socialists since socialism is the opposite of liberalism. On also has to remember that people are not voting for the Democratic platform; they are vetting their anger against GW Bush.

Answer 4

This is an easy one. You need to understand the difference between a ballot and a vote. Every state has a definition of what a vote needs to be. For instance only "properly cast" ballots will count as votes. Only ballots cast by eligible voters will be counted as votes etc. If a person fails, for instance to punch out a chad completely, it is not a "properly cast" ballot. If the electronic machine cannot read it, it is not a "properly cast ballot".

It is also true that you can turn a "properly cast ballot" but you selected the wrong person. That is too bad but, since it was a properly cast ballot it counted as a vote.

So you see, every "vote" counts but not every ballot. Therefore, every vote is important but not every ballot is important.

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Answer 5

Every vote did count and was important. Although the Democrats tried to have the military's vote not count. Even at that Bush still won that election get over it.

Answer 6

In 1976 Jimmy Carter won Ohio by less than 1 vote per precinct. In 2000 George Bush won Florida by less than 1 vote per precinct. In each case, those states made the difference in who became president.

Answer 7

The election should definitely be determined by popular vote. The electoral college is an outdated joke.

Answer 8

It did come down to a few votes to decide who was going to become president.

If more people sat home the outcome could be very different.

Answer 9

To paraphrase Slick Willie, it depends on the meaning of the word voter. If you mean by voter, a member of the Supreme
Court, then every vote is important.

Answer 10

every vote was important..

popular vote doesn't and shouldn't determine office


each area of the US needs to be represented equally...