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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: alan w who wrote (54394)	10/29/2000 10:35:28 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Respond to of 769670

There is a real possibility ... not just speculation anymore ... that Bush will get more votes than Gore but lose the election. This could be a most amazing election. What follows was part of a longer Reuters story filed tonight. If the election were held tomorrow, Gore might well take 287 Electoral College votes to Bush's 266, but Bush wins the popular count. Portion of Reuters story follows: " ... In a race this close, national polls cannot predict a winner because the election is likely to be decided in key swing states. Reuters and MSNBC began publishing daily tracking polls in nine such battleground states on Sunday. "The results showed either man could win the election. Gore led by seven percentage points in Florida, which most analysts believe is a must-win state for Bush. "Gore also had a nine-point lead in Wisconsin and a seven-point lead in Illinois. He was narrowly ahead in Washington state and Michigan. "Bush had a nine-point lead in Gore's home state of Tennessee and narrow leads in Pennsylvania and Missouri. He led by six points in Ohio. "In total, 153 votes in the Electoral College are up for grabs in those nine states. At the moment, Gore would win 87 and Bush would take 66 of those votes. "A total of 270 electoral votes are needed to be elected president. Most analysts believe both candidates have definitely secured about 200, leaving some 138 to be fought over."