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Old 02-13-2007, 08:26 AM   #111 (permalink)
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...exactly.

And 600 soldiers that didn't vote could have voted totally FOR Bush.


But this is right back to the same circular thinking, finger-pointing and cry-babying of the Democrats, circa 2000 in Florida.


And you know as well as I do that the military has typically and traditionally voted FOR Republicans, because Democrat Presidents typically decimate the military.

What's far MORE likely is that the military would have voted 65%-75% FOR Bush, had the ballots been allowed. And that's a FAR cry from what our short-term Bush-hating soldier was trying to say.


Either answer is reasonably possible. The majority may have voted for Bush or voted for another candidate. It is a moot point since there is no way that we can even know.

The military has traditionally leaned republican, but not by that big of a margin. (Among the enlisted, anyway.) The percentage split would be more along the lines of 57%-67% for Bush. Also, They vote at only a slightly higher percentage than the population in general.

My basic point was this: It is entirely possible for the majority of the military to dislike Bush and it not be reflected in the vote. I'm not quite sure why you are so bothered by this idea.
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Old 02-13-2007, 09:38 AM   #112 (permalink)
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Either answer is reasonably possible. The majority may have voted for Bush or voted for another candidate. It is a moot point since there is no way that we can even know.

The military has traditionally leaned republican, but not by that big of a margin. (Among the enlisted, anyway.) The percentage split would be more along the lines of 57%-67% for Bush. Also, They vote at only a slightly higher percentage than the population in general.

My basic point was this: It is entirely possible for the majority of the military to dislike Bush and it not be reflected in the vote. I'm not quite sure why you are so bothered by this idea.
You wouldn't understand it without actually reading the whole thread - which I'd suggest you do.

You're talking about something that isn't being talked about.
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No, KnightofSappho understands it quite well. He's saying what I was trying to articulate to you. I was just trying to take that point and apply it to the original intent of the discussion.

If you think that what he's saying isn't being discussed then I'm afraid it is you who does not understand.
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No, KnightofSappho understands it quite well. He's saying what I was trying to articulate to you. I was just trying to take that point and apply it to the original intent of the discussion.

If you think that what he's saying isn't being discussed then I'm afraid it is you who does not understand.
Is 55% a majority? Yes, or no?
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Is 55% a majority? Yes, or no?

Do you still not understand? Or are you just being difficult?
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Do you still not understand? Or are you just being difficult?
I understand the entire argument - which is EXACTLY why I'm being difficult!

55% is a majority, correct? Yes.
The military has historically voted Republican, correct? Yes.

Therefore, when Captain Buttcrack (cw3adkins) comes in and starts posting totally ridiculous crap (post 81), he gets called on the carpet for it.

55% of the COUNTED military vote went for Bush. The military usually votes Republican. THEREFORE, the MAJORITY of the un-counted military votes LIKELY went to Bush.

MANY of the Military votes were disallowed - in Florida in 2004 - by the Democrats, because they KNOW that the majority of military votes Republican. Therefore, it is VERY LIKELY that Florida actually went to Bush, by a WIDE MARGIN, in 2000.


So you've got Captain Buttcrack trying to assert that the whole military HATES Bush. And he's wrong. And not only is he wrong, the straw-man arguments he's raising can be EASILY proven wrong.

It's just too bad that Democrats can't follow simple lines of logic and reasoning, isn't it?
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No, KnightofSappho understands it quite well. He's saying what I was trying to articulate to you. I was just trying to take that point and apply it to the original intent of the discussion.

If you think that what he's saying isn't being discussed then I'm afraid it is you who does not understand.


Actually SHE understands it quite well...

I'm a woman.
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Actually SHE understands it quite well...

I'm a woman.
I was wondering how long it'd take for you to come in and "clear that up".
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Is 55% a majority? Yes, or no?
If it were a single percentage, then the answer would be yes. However, in this case we are discussing a percentage of a percentage. Because of this, the answer is a resounding NO.

As a note, I DID read the thread. This is why I tried to explain to you how either one of you could be perfectly correct and that we couldn't possibly establish which one. In any case, it doesn't matter.
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If it were a single percentage, then the answer would be yes. However, in this case we are discussing a percentage of a percentage. Because of this, the answer is a resounding NO.

>>>>>>>>>>>

Why do you think it's relevant to count people who can't be bothered to vote?

If they opposed the winning candidate they should have voted against him.
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