Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114
|
Behemoth wrote:mukiha wrote:simonkabz wrote:mukiha wrote:The GAP doesn't matter!!
The important magical figure is 5,884,544
Hit that and you are our next president without a run-off. It won't matter what the other guys get or how many are rejected!
HOW DO I GET THAT?
FACT: there are 14,352,545 voters
ASSUMPTION: the average 82% turnout will be maintained through out.
Therefore: 82% of 14,352,545 is 11,769,086.9 - this will be the total votes cast, including rejected votes.
50% of 11,769,086.9 is 5,884,543.45.
Constitution says winner must get "more than half of all the votes cast in the election" (I don't know where people got "50% plus one" from!!!)
Since fractional votes are not possible, we ROUND UP the 5,884,543.45 to get 5,884,544
Watch the tally and keep that magic number in mind. They both mean the same. 50% plus 1 vote is much more precise n clear.It is the minimum by which one can win. Suppose there are 9 votes cast 50% = 4.5 50% + 1 = 5.5 Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives 6 But; "more than half" simply means more than 4.5, which is 5. Now do you see the difference?  In comparing the two, you should have either rounded off to the nearest whole number for BOTH or left BOTH in decimal. Pls do it it & share the result. Suppose there are 9 votes cast 50% = 4.5 50% + 1 = 5.5 (Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives 6) But; "more than half" simply means more than 4.5, which is 4.5 + 1 as the least unit is 1. = 5.5 (Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives 6) Now do you see there is no difference? I have a question for you: is 5 more thaN half of 9? Answer yes or no please. Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
|