tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post7204443062405889609..comments2023-11-02T06:44:25.146-05:00Comments on Molly's Middle America: Third parties, New Hampshire and the 2000 Presidential ElectionMiddle Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441441493867436577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post-10868444810701351322012-09-21T17:25:38.014-05:002012-09-21T17:25:38.014-05:00You hit the nail on the head Molly:
Gore lost by ...You hit the nail on the head Molly:<br /><br />Gore lost by 4 electoral College votes- the exact amount of NH electoral votes.<br /><br />266 Gore<br />271 Bush<br /><br />take New Hampshire's 4 away from Bush and give them to Gore= 270 to 267. Gore victory. <br /><br />Citations:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire,_2000<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post-31994642450783755952011-04-10T21:04:27.711-05:002011-04-10T21:04:27.711-05:00Yes, you are right. Florida and New Hampshire are ...Yes, you are right. Florida and New Hampshire are the two states which Bush won by the smallest percentages. Both states had enough Nader voters to make a difference in the election results. However, as you mention, 7200+ Nader voters would have had to switch from Nader to Gore to make a difference; that is, one third of the total Nader voters. Still, in national elections, 7200 is not a big number. <br /><br />I've updated my blog entry with a note.Middle Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441441493867436577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post-22095820241903393722011-04-07T03:48:03.768-05:002011-04-07T03:48:03.768-05:00Your math is very strange. If Bush beat Gore by 7...Your math is very strange. If Bush beat Gore by 7211, Gore needs 7212 Nader switches not 3700. YOu are not simultaneously taking 3700 away from Bush.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398968303186775684noreply@blogger.com