"Carl Ellis" writes:

Statistics from the US government no less
http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/2000presgeresults.htm
Bush 47.87% (50,456,897) vs Gore 48.38% (50,999,897)

Doesn't look overwhelming to me.

You are misinterpretting the data that the map represents.

And that number for Gore is more people than have *ever* voted for
*any* candidate for public office in America.
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