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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (99604)	12/4/2000 5:31:36 PM
From: rajaggs	Read Replies (1) of 769670

My Dear Watson, The BOORTZ map does NOT prove the opposite. Since each state has one EC vote for each Representative or Senator then each state gets 2 votes for senators and one for each representative, the number of whom is based roughly on population. Thus the small states get the same electoral vote for each senator and a number in line with their representatives, which means that small states get MORE votes in the Electoral College than the larger states, per head of population. Knowing that you are not too good at symbols or maths, it goes like this; Large state has 30 million people and 30 representatives and 2 senators. Thus they get 32 votes in EC. Small state has 5 million people, 5 representatives and 2 senators, so they get 7 votes in EC. Thus the small state with 5 million people gets 7 votes which is 1.4 votes per million people and the large state gets 32 votes, which is only 1.0666(32/30) votes per million people. That is why the sparsely populated states get an advantage in the EC. It appears to me, that you do not even know how your own political/electoral system works. 'jaggs

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