Check MSNBC for US county-wide vote map
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I didn't see it. Where can I find it?[/quote]
Try http://www.msnbc.com/m/d2k/g/overview.asp?0nm=-2IJ
-Mike
I didn't see it. Where can I find it?[/quote]
Try http://www.msnbc.com/m/d2k/g/overview.asp?0nm=-2IJ
-Mike
TheBluesMan
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Here it is: http://www.keepandbeararms.com/images/CountyMap2.gif
It's currently my monitor's wallpaper.
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It's currently my monitor's wallpaper.
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RKBA!
"The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security"
Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 4
Concealed Carry is illegal in Ohio.
Ohioans for Concealed Carry Website
BluesMan ... thank you, sir.
Now, once again, my question:
How do you win the geography and not the office?
I'll bet the best thing to come out of this mess will be the wait. For while we wait votes are adding up and it may very well show where the popular vote really lies - with the red colored counties above.
-Andy
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Now, once again, my question:
How do you win the geography and not the office?
I'll bet the best thing to come out of this mess will be the wait. For while we wait votes are adding up and it may very well show where the popular vote really lies - with the red colored counties above.
-Andy
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TheBluesMan
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Geography has nothing to do with it.
Popular vote has nothing to do with it.
The Electoral Vote has everything to do with it.
Look at it this way. The Electoral College is like the World Series. The team that wins 4 games is the champion.
Let's say that the Yankees beat the Mets 10-1 in the first three games of the series. Each game goes 15 innings. Then, the Mets beat the Yankees 1-0 in the next four games. The Mets win the series.
The Yankees can complain all they want about how they outscored the Mets 30-7, but that is not what matters.
The above map is meaningless as well. The EC doesn't vote on a county-by-county basis. They vote on a state-by-state basis. Looking at this map is like looking at the line scores for the above world series. The Yankees might have been winning in more innings than the Mets, but only the final outcome of each game matters. Just like the final outcome of each State is what matters.
I can't wait for baseball season to start again.
Popular vote has nothing to do with it.
The Electoral Vote has everything to do with it.
Look at it this way. The Electoral College is like the World Series. The team that wins 4 games is the champion.
Let's say that the Yankees beat the Mets 10-1 in the first three games of the series. Each game goes 15 innings. Then, the Mets beat the Yankees 1-0 in the next four games. The Mets win the series.
The Yankees can complain all they want about how they outscored the Mets 30-7, but that is not what matters.
The above map is meaningless as well. The EC doesn't vote on a county-by-county basis. They vote on a state-by-state basis. Looking at this map is like looking at the line scores for the above world series. The Yankees might have been winning in more innings than the Mets, but only the final outcome of each game matters. Just like the final outcome of each State is what matters.
I can't wait for baseball season to start again.
J
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Thanks, BluesMan. A few observations/questions:
Not a single county in Utah, Wyoming or Nebraska went to Gore.
The Las Vegas, NV area went to Gore? What happened to the libertarianism Nevada is known for?
What's up with south central Texas?
I'm ashamed at my home state of NM. I know exactly what's up there, especially in the northwest part, but I'd be banished for saying it.
Looks like the Detroit area went Gore. Did they forget what he said about internal combustion engines?
There's a cluster of Gore counties along the Mississippi river. What gives?
Not a single county in Utah, Wyoming or Nebraska went to Gore.
The Las Vegas, NV area went to Gore? What happened to the libertarianism Nevada is known for?
What's up with south central Texas?
I'm ashamed at my home state of NM. I know exactly what's up there, especially in the northwest part, but I'd be banished for saying it.
Looks like the Detroit area went Gore. Did they forget what he said about internal combustion engines?
There's a cluster of Gore counties along the Mississippi river. What gives?
What's up with South Central Texas is that it is a veritable Wonderland of politics. I live in the extreme northern end of Ron Paul's congressional district. Next door to the north is Lloyd Doggett's district, which mostly consists of the Democratic stronghold of Austin/Travis County. He had no Republican opponent and is not likely to have one in the near future. George Bush currently lives in the Governor's mansion in Austin. His new home and ranch is not too far away. This place is a real mish-mash sometimes, but it's home. Politics is never dull around here.
As I looked further at USA Today's website, I noticed Hillary is already pushing to eliminate the Electoral College vote, amending the Constitution. She hasn't even taken her oath to defend and protect the Constitution, and she's already set to disembowel it. Wonder what she'd say if it was the Electoral College that swung towards Gore? Makes me sick to my stomach.
Jeff -
You asked what's up with south-central Texas. I think the area you're looking at is what we call "the valley" (as in Rio Grande Valley). This region is has a long and storied history of 'crossover' voting. By crossover I don't mean Republicans crossing over to Democrate and vice versa, but rather folks crossing over the river (Rio Grande) to vote. They get paid a few bucks for doing this. Nixon lost the presidency to Kennedy in 1960 because of voter fraud in Cook County, Illinois and Texas - primarily because of the valley vote. This is also the region which put LBJ into the senate the first time when he won the state by 89 votes, thus giving him the nickname 'Landslide Lyndon'. Sorry to run on so, but this is a pet peeve of mine.
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You asked what's up with south-central Texas. I think the area you're looking at is what we call "the valley" (as in Rio Grande Valley). This region is has a long and storied history of 'crossover' voting. By crossover I don't mean Republicans crossing over to Democrate and vice versa, but rather folks crossing over the river (Rio Grande) to vote. They get paid a few bucks for doing this. Nixon lost the presidency to Kennedy in 1960 because of voter fraud in Cook County, Illinois and Texas - primarily because of the valley vote. This is also the region which put LBJ into the senate the first time when he won the state by 89 votes, thus giving him the nickname 'Landslide Lyndon'. Sorry to run on so, but this is a pet peeve of mine.
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Jim
NRA Life
TSRA Life
NMLRA
JPFO
"Government is not reason: It is not eloquence, it is Force. ... like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
- George Washington