PrintFebruary 2, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 2, 2010
"Opponents of the Electoral College point to Bush as a reason to get rid of the current system -- he's president even though he lost the popular vote. Since the distribution of electoral votes tends to over-represent people in rural states, opponents argue that the system fails to accurately reflect the popular will.." Kristina Dell in Time.
One Way to Define States with Equal Population (Now)
Source: FakeIsTheNewReal.org. H/T AoSHQ.
Hoven's Index for February 2, 2010
Percentage of the popular vote won by various winning Presidents:
John Quincy Adams, 1824: 32.0%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 39.8%
Woodrow Wilson, 1912: 41.9%
Bill Clinton, 1992: 43.1%
George W. Bush, 2000: 48.0%
George W. Bush, 2004: 50.8%
Total popular votes for Libertarian in the nine presidential elections with a Libertarian candidate (1976-2008): 3,811,629
Popular votes for Bob Dole, losing candidate, in 1996: 37,816,307.
Source: ProCon.org.
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