Antonio the Sixth
Antonio V
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« on: March 05, 2009, 06:47:08 AM » |
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Ok, well, after that little bit of excitement...
Here is what would have worried me about a Bush/Cheney vs. Dean/Gephardt race. Gephardt carries his Iowa home advantage, and his religious affiliation brings over enough voters in New Mexico and both candidates win enough union support in the Nevada cities to carry each of these three states. But, Bush wins a close race in Florida and eeks out a one point win in Ohio, and suddenly, we have the result:
Electoral Vote: Popular Vote Bush/Cheney 269 48.8% Dean/Gephardt 269 49.2%
For the second straight election, Bush loses the popular vote, but the tied electoral college sends the election to the House, and Bush retains the presidency. Coming on the heels of his controversial 2000 decision against Gore, the Democrats are half-ready to revolt. For the only time in history, a president is elected to two terms having lost the popular vote both times and having been awarded the presidency ultimately by the U.S. Supreme Court in the first election and the U.S. House of Representatives in his second.
Frightening scenario...
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