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To: LindyBill who wrote (14915)	11/2/2003 2:21:48 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793660

This article is about that poll. 56% is an enormous advantage, not a "split." I noticed that, too. That was conspicuous enough for even someone without a chip on her shoulder about such things. Nearly commented on it. Don't fuss at me for not posting the link, now, but there was a pie chart right next to the headline showing 56-42, which made the headline stand out even more. I suppose one could argue that, since the gap is closing, the headline wasn't that far off. But since we consider a 56% victory a landslide, the headline was inappropriate, IMO. FWIW, one of my pet peeves has always been calling such narrow victories "landslides." To me a landslide takes maybe seventy percent. Having more than forty percent of the people unhappy with one's election is not an auspicious start, IMO.