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Napoleon
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« on: August 12, 2011, 01:46:14 AM »
Quote from: Senator Antonio V on August 11, 2011, 03:42:53 AM
People tend to focus on the electoral map and neglect popular vote data. They tend to forget that the same PV margin can produce very different maps and reciprocally.

The fact Mondale didn't have any true stronghold (even MN almost went for Reagan) was Reagan's strength. On the other hand, had Mondale won by 18 points, he would have taken more EVs than LBJ did with 23.

Things don't work like that. At all.
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Napoleon
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« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2011, 12:52:37 PM »
If by most logical you mean most simple and not at all logical, then maybe. I would advise against stating the jibberish as if it were some sort of fact, however.
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