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Old 03-November-2007, 09:02 PM
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Default Re: Sad News from the Palmetto State

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Originally Posted by publius View Post
Uh, I'm afraid there is something there you don't understand, actually. Very few elections require a majority. A plurality is all that is generally required...
OK, got me on a technicality. I was thinking of "majority" in terms of "who got the most votes", not as "who got over 50%".

Therefore

(thud, thud, thud)

As with all other elections, the person who gets the plurality of the vote should be the winner!

As with all other elections, the person who gets the plurality of the vote should be the winner!

As with all other elections, the person who gets the plurality of the vote should be the winner!


Is there something here you don't understand, bro?

BTW, in our little village of Anatevka, we do things according to tradition.

Why?

Because it's a tradition!
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