Election Fraud
Lockdown: No Discussion by Politicians, Forecasters and Media Pundits
Election Forecasters
who predicted a Bush win in 2000 and 2004 were only “correct” because of a
rigged recorded vote. Gore won the recorded vote by 540,000; he won the True
Vote by 3 million. Kerry lost the recorded vote by 3 million; he won the True
Vote by 10 million. The pattern continued in 2008. Obama won the recorded vote
by 9.5 million; he won the True Vote by nearly 23 million.
Election
forecasters measure their performance against a bogus recorded vote - not the
True Vote. Election fraud is never mentioned as a factor. Inherent flaws exist
in all election models. The implicit forecast assumption is that the official
recorded vote will accurately reflect the True Vote; the election will be
fraud-free. But fraud has been a major factor since 1988. Forecasters neglect
the election fraud factor.
Recorded Vote =
True Vote + Election Fraud
Prominent
election forecasters discuss their methodologies in a special issue of the
International Journal of Forecasting. The articles range from descriptions of
diverse election forecasting models, such as those that use political futures
markets and historical analysis, to those which evaluate the success of
election forecasting in past elections.But
none mention the subject of historical election fraud. Are they that clueless?
Or are they afraid of jeopardizing their positions by daring to suggest that
our “democracy” is a myth?
Consider this
statement from the American Association of Public Opinion Research
(AAPOR): “What is important
to note is that at the close of Election Day, exit poll results are weighted to
reflect the actual election outcomes. It is in this way that the final exit
poll data can be used for its primary and most important purpose – to shed
light on why the election turned out the way it did. That is, exit polls are
just as important for the information they gather about the voters’
demographics and attitudinal predispositions towards the candidates and the
campaign issues as they are for making the projections reported by news
organizations on Election Night”.
So the purpose
of the final exit poll is to get accurate demographic data by matching to the
actual vote count. Is
this the way to conduct statistical research? What if the vote count is corrupted?
Uncounted votes
have steadily declined as percent of total votes cast - from 10.4% in 1988 to
2.7% in 2004. When added to the recorded vote in order to derive the total
votes cast for the five elections from 1988-2004, the average Democratic
unadjusted exit poll share is within 0.1% of the adjusted vote. The 2004 exit
poll discrepancies were different in kind and scope from those of the prior
four elections. Unlike 1988-2000, the 2004 discrepancies cannot be explained by
uncounted votes alone.
The 2004 Election
Calculator Model is based on the physical constraints of the 2000 recorded
vote, after adjusting for mortality, uncounted votes and 2000 voter turnout in
2004. Vote shares are based on the 2004 National Exit Poll “Voted 2000” cross
tab. The model indicates that Kerry won by 53.2-45.4% (66.9-57.1m). It proves that for Bush to
obtain his 3.0m margin in 2004, he would have required 21.5% of returning Gore
voters!
This article will
discuss the following topics:
. Election 2004
Forecast Models: The Track Record
. The American
Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
. Uncounted Votes
and Exit Poll Discrepancies (1988-2004)
. Projection and
Post-election Models:
. Implausible:
Returning Gore voters required for Bush’s 3.0m margin in 2004
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Election 2004
Forecast Models: The Track Record
The following election
forecast models were
executed 2-9 months before the 2004 election. All except one forecast that Bush
would win the 2-party popular vote with an average 53.9% share which was 3%
above the actual recorded vote. But according to the
aggregate unadjusted state exit polls, Bush had 47.5%. Furthermore, except for
Beck-Tien, the estimated
popular vote win probabilities were incompatible with the forecast vote shares
(they were too low). And none
of the models attempted to forecast the electoral vote or even mentioned the
possibility of election fraud.
Author Date Pick 2-pty Win Prob
Recorded 2-Nov Bush 51.2 Final
Beck-Tien 27-Aug Kerry 50.1 50
Abramowitz 31-Jul Bush 53.7 -
Wlezien 27-Jul Bush 52.9 75
Holbrook 30-Aug Bush 54.5 92
Lockabie 21-May Bush 57.6 92
Norpoth 29-Jan Bush 54.7 95
Compare the above projections to these pre-election poll and exit
poll-based models.
TruthIsAll Election Model
(11/01/04)
Assumption: Kerry wins 75% of undecided voters
State Kerry 51.8 99.9 Monte Carlo EV Simulation Win Probability: 4995
wins/5000 trials
National Kerry 51.6 94.5 Final 5 national polls average
projection (2% MoE)
Exit Polls (2% MoE)
State Aggregate Kerry 52.5 99.1 Unadjusted WPE method
NEP 1 Kerry 51.9 96.9 Voted 2k, 12:22am (13047 respondents), 39/41 Gore/Bush
weights
NEP
2 Kerry 52.9 99.8 Voted
2k, 12:22am, 37.6/37.4 adjusted
weights
Election Calculator
True Vote Model
(TruthIsAll) Kerry 53.7 99.99 12:22am NEP, 125.7m votes
cast; 1.22% annual 2000 voter mortality, 95% 2k voter turnout
The following
article from two professors of political science describes the methodologies
used by a number of 2008 election forecasters. None of the assembled
articles discusses the historical evidence of election fraud or its likely
impact on their forecasts for 2008.
Election Forecasters Preparing for Historic Election
Science Daily
(June 23, 2008) — Anticipating what is likely to be one of the most interesting
elections in modern history, University at Buffalo professor of political
science James E. Campbell and Michael S. Lewis-Beck, professor of political
science at the University of Iowa, have assembled the insights of prominent
election forecasters in a special issue of the International Journal of Forecasting
published this month.
Each of the
articles demonstrates the challenges of election forecasting, according to
Campbell, chair of UB's Department of Political Science, who
since 1992 has produced a trial-heat-and-economy forecast of the
The articles
range from descriptions of diverse election forecasting models, such as those
that use political futures markets and historical analysis, to articles that
evaluate the success of election forecasting in past elections. Two of the
articles address a topic particularly pertinent to the 2008 presidential
election: whether open seat and incumbent elections should be treated
differently by election forecasters.
"One of the
biggest misunderstandings about election forecasting is the idea that accurate
forecasts must assume that the campaign does not matter,"
Though some
campaign effects are unpredictable "the extent of these effects is usually
limited,"
Of the six
different forecast models described in the journal articles, only two have a
forecast at this point. The other four will have forecasts between late July
and Labor Day. The journal articles can be downloaded at sciencedirect.com. Below are brief descriptions:
In "U.S.
Presidential Election Forecasting: An Introduction" journal co-editors
Campbell and Lewis-Beck provide a brief history of the development of the
election forecasting field and an overview of the articles in this special
issue.
In
"Forecasting the Presidential Primary Vote: Viability, Ideology and
Momentum," Wayne P. Steger of
In "It's
About Time: Forecasting the 2008 Presidential Election with the Time-for-Change
Model," Alan I. Abramowitz of Emory University updates his referenda
theory-based "time for a change" election forecasting model first
published in 1988. Specifically, his model forecasts the two-party division of
the national popular vote for the in-party candidate based on presidential
approval in June, economic growth in the first half of the election year, and
whether the president's party is seeking more than a second consecutive term in
office.
In "The
Economy and the Presidential Vote: What the Leading Indicators Reveal Well in
Advance," Robert S. Erikson of
Columbia University and Christopher Wlezien of Temple University ask what is the
preferred economic measure in election forecasting and what is the optimal time
before the election to issue a forecast.
In
"Forecasting Presidential Elections: When to Change the Model?"
Michael S. Lewis-Beck of the
In
"Forecasting Non-Incumbent Presidential Elections: Lessons Learned from
the 2000 Election," Andrew H. Sidman, Maxwell Mak,
and Matthew J. Lebo of Stony Brook University use a Bayesian Model Averaging
approach to the question of whether economic influences have a muted impact on
elections without an incumbent as a candidate. The Sidman team concludes that a discount of
economic influences actually weakens general forecasting performance.
In
"Evaluating U.S. Presidential Election Forecasts and Forecasting
Equations," UB's
In "Campaign
Trial Heats as Election Forecasts: Measurement Error and Bias in 2004
Presidential Campaign Polls," Mark Pickup of
In
"Prediction Market Accuracy in the Long Run," Joyce E. Berg, Forrest
D. Nelson, and Thomas A. Reitz from the
In "The Keys
to the White House: An Index Forecast for 2008," Allan J. Lichtman of
In "The
State of Presidential Election Forecasting: The 2004 Experience," Randall
J. Jones, Jr. reviews the accuracy of all of the major approaches used in
forecasting the 2004 presidential election. In addition to examining campaign
polls, trading markets, and regression models, he examines the records of
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The American
Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
This paragraph
from the article says it all:
“What is
important to note is that at the close of Election Day, exit poll results are
weighted to reflect the actual election outcomes. It is in this way that the
final exit poll data can be used for its primary and most important purpose –
to shed light on why the election turned out the way it did. That is, exit
polls are just as important for the information they gather about the voters’
demographics and attitudinal predispositions towards the candidates and the
campaign issues as they are for making the projections reported by news
organizations on Election Night”.
The purpose of
the Final exit poll is to get accurate demographic data by matching to the
actual vote count? Is this the way to conduct statistical research? What if the
vote count is fraudulent? What is their Null Hypothesis? AAPOR
refers to challenges facing exit pollsters, but they ignore the challenge of
calculating the impact of election fraud on the recorded vote.
If the vote
counts were accurate, the demographics would be correct. Since the recorded
vote counts are bogus, so are the demographics. Assuming that the vote count is
pristine is to immediately invalidate the demographics on which it is based.
It's a very simple concept if you really want to do the best analysis possible
to get at the truth: It's Basic Statistics 101.We need to analyze the raw,
pristine, unadjusted exit poll data. One
would assume that this august group would want to see it. But in their world,
corruption is non-existent. They believe that the Recorded Vote is identical
to the True Vote.
AAPOR also claims
that: “An exit poll sample is not representative of the entire electorate until
the survey is completed at the end of the day. Different types of voters turn
out at different times of the day”. But they don’t mention the fact
that Kerry led the exit polls from 4pm (8349 sampled voters) to 730pm (11027)
and 1222am (13047) by a steady 51-47%. Or that uncounted votes are 70-80%
Democratic and contribute significantly to the exit poll discrepancies.
AAPOR parrots the
Reluctant Bush Responder (rBr)
myth used by exit pollsters Edison-Mitofsky: “In
recent national and state elections, Republicans have declined to fill out an
exit poll questionnaire at a higher rate than Democratic voters, producing a
slight Democratic skew”. But
the 2004 Final Exit Poll indicated that Bush 2000 voters comprised 43% of the
2004 electorate (which was mathematically impossible) as opposed to 37% of Gore
voters. And according to
the E-M report, the highest exit poll refusal rates were in Democratic states. So
much for the rBr myth.
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1988-2004:
Uncounted Votes and Exit Poll discrepancies
Uncounted Votes have steadily declined as a percent of
total votes cast - from 10.4% in 1988 to 2.7% in 2004. When added to the
recorded vote in order to derive the total votes cast for the five elections
from 1988-2004, the average Democratic unadjusted exit poll share is within
0.1% of the adjusted vote.
Comparing the
adjusted vote to the aggregate exit poll and recorded vote (2-party exit poll
in parenthesis):
Year Democrat
Recorded Exit
Poll Adjusted
Average share 46.9% 48.8% (52.7%) 48.9%
1988 Dukakis 45.6 46.8
(47.3) 48.7
1992
1996
2000 Gore 48.4 49.4
(51.4) 49.7
2004 Kerry 48.3 51.8
(52.3) 49.0
Look at this graph. In every one of the last five elections
the unadjusted Democratic exit poll share exceeded the recorded vote. But which
of the five stands out from the rest? The 2004 exit poll discrepancies were
different in kind and scope from those of the prior four elections. Unlike
1988-2000, the 2004 discrepancies cannot be explained by uncounted votes alone.
There are some
exit poll critics who claim that the large (5.4 WPE) 1992 exit poll discrepancy
proves that 2004 exit poll analysis (7.1 WPE) which indicate that the election
was stolen are "crap" and "bad science". After all, they
say, there were no allegations of fraud in 1992. They fail to mention (or are
unaware of) the fact that in 1992 Clinton beat Bush I by a recorded 43.6-38.0m
(43.0-37.4%) but 9.4m votes were uncounted - and 70-80% were Democratic. When
the uncounted votes are added, the adjusted vote becomes 50.7-40.3m
(45.7-36.4%), which exactly matched
From 1988-2000,
after the uncounted adjustment, there was a 0.85% average Democratic exit poll
discrepancy and 2.9 WPE. In 2004, after the 3.4m uncounted vote adjustment,
there was a 2.8% discrepancy and Bush's margin was reduced from 3.0m
(62.0-59.0) to 1.3m (62.9-61.6). But uncounted votes were only one component of
Election Fraud 2004. The Election Calculator Model determined that
approximately 5m votes were switched from Kerry to Bush.
Recorded and
Uncounted Votes
Recorded Dem Rep Other Dem Rep Other WPE Unctd Dem Rep
Avg 103.4 48.6 47.7 7.1 46.9% 46.0% 7.1% 3.76 7.5 5.6 1.9
2004 122.3 59.0 62.0 1.2 48.3% 50.7% 1.0% 7.09 3.4 2.6 0.9
2000 105.4 51.0 50.5 4.0 48.4% 47.9% 3.8% 2.01 5.4 4.0 1.3
1996 96.3 47.4 39.2 9.7 49.2% 40.7% 10.1% 1.93 8.7 6.5 2.2
1992 101.4 43.6 38.0 19.8 43.0% 37.4% 19.6% 5.40 9.4 7.0 2.3
1988 91.6 41.8 48.9 0.9 45.6% 53.4% 1.0% 2.38 10.6 7.9 2.6
Total Votes
Cast vs. Exit Poll
Adj. Votes Dem Rep Other Dem Rep Other EP Diff EP2pty Unctd
Avg 110.9 54.2 49.6 7.1 48.9% 44.6% 6.5% 48.8% 0.1% 52.7% 7.0%
2004 125.7 61.6 62.9 1.2 49.0% 50.0% 1.0% 51.8% -2.8% 52.3% 2.74%
2000 110.8 55.0 51.8 4.0 49.7% 46.8% 3.6% 49.4% 0.3% 51.4% 4.86%
1996 105.0 54.0 41.4 9.7 51.4% 39.4% 9.2% 50.2% 1.2% 55.8% 8.31%
1992 110.8 50.7 40.3 19.8 45.7% 36.4% 17.9% 45.7% 0.0% 56.8% 8.48%
1988 102.2 49.8 51.5 0.9 48.7% 50.4% 0.9% 46.8% 1.9% 47.3% 10.37%
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Projection and
Post-election Models:
There are two
basic methods used to forecast presidential elections:
1) Projections
based on state and national polling trends which forecast the popular and
electoral vote, updated frequently right up to the election.
2) Regression
models based on historical time-series which forecast the popular vote,
executed months before the election.
Polling models
when adjusted for undecided voters and estimated turnout, are superior to
regression models. Models
which predicted a Bush win in 2000 and 2004 were technically "correct";
Bush won the recorded vote. But Gore and Kerry won the True vote. Except for
the Election Calculator (below), all models assume that elections will be
fraud-free.
Academics and
political scientists create multiple regression models which utilize time-series
data as relevant input variables: economic growth, inflation, job growth,
interest rates, foreign policy, historical election vote shares, etc.
Regression modeling is an interesting theoretical exercise but does not account
for the daily events which affect voter psychology. Fraud could conceivably
skew regression models and media tracking polls.
Statistical
analyses provided by Internet bloggers concluded
that BushCo stole
the 2004 election. Their findings were dismissed by the media as "just another
conspiracy theory" by the media right in Nov. 2004. A few of these
“conspiracy fraudsters" were banned after posting on various liberal discussion forums. And even today, the
most popular polling sites never discuss election fraud. But if the Democrats
haven't raised the issue after two stolen elections, why should they expect the
media to do it for them? Is there anyone who still truly believes that the
elections were legitimate?
There has been
much misinformation regarding electoral and popular vote win probability
calculations. In the 2008 Election Model, the latest state poll
shares are used to project the vote after adjusting for undecided voters. The
model assumes the election is held on the day of the projection. The
projections determine the probability of winning each state is used in
simulating 5000 election trials. The expected electoral vote is a simple
average; the probability of capturing at least 270 electoral votes is a simple
ratio of the number of winning trials divided by 5000.
The probability
of winning the popular vote is based on the aggregate state 2-party projected
vote share and margin of error. These are input to the Excel normal
distribution function. The probability (P) of winning the popular
vote is P= NORMDIST (vote share, 0.50, MoE/1.96, True). The probability of winning the
popular vote should be close to the probability of winning the electoral vote.
In fact, if they are within a percentage point of each other, the state and
national polls is a good test of the data and the methodology.
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2004 Election
Calculator True Vote Model
Based on 2000
recorded vote adjusted for voter mortality, uncounted votes and turnout in 2004
Vote shares
based on National Exit Poll (13047 respondents)
Kerry won by
53.2 - 45.4% (66.9 - 57.1 million)
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Gore |
51.00 |
4.04 |
55.04 |
2.72 |
52.32 |
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49.70 |
39.5% |
91% |
8% |
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Bush |
50.46 |
1.08 |
51.53 |
2.48 |
49.06 |
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46.60 |
37.1% |
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90% |
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3.96 |
0.27 |
4.23 |
0.21 |
4.02 |
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3.82 |
3.0% |
64% |
17% |
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105.42 |
5.38 |
110.80 |
5.41 |
105.39 |
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125.74 |
100% |
53.23% |
45.39% |
1.38% |
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91.0% |
93.0% |
95.0% |
97.0% |
99.0% |
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53.2% |
53.0% |
55.0% |
57.0% |
59.0% |
61.0% |
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95.0% |
53.3% |
53.6% |
53.9% |
54.2% |
54.5% |
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54.0% |
54.4% |
54.8% |
55.2% |
55.6% |
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85.0% |
53.0% |
53.3% |
53.6% |
53.9% |
54.1% |
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53.2% |
53.6% |
54.0% |
54.4% |
54.8% |
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52.7% |
52.9% |
53.2% |
53.5% |
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91.0% |
52.4% |
52.8% |
53.2% |
53.6% |
54.0% |
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52.3% |
52.6% |
52.9% |
53.2% |
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89.0% |
51.6% |
52.0% |
52.4% |
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52.0% |
52.3% |
52.6% |
52.9% |
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50.8% |
51.2% |
51.7% |
52.1% |
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95.0% |
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55.0% |
57.0% |
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53.2% |
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53.2% |
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11.0 |
11.7 |
12.5 |
13.2 |
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95.0% |
12.0 |
12.9 |
13.8 |
14.8 |
15.7 |
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93.0% |
9.4 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
11.5 |
12.3 |
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93.0% |
10.0 |
10.9 |
11.9 |
12.8 |
13.7 |
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95.0% |
8.4 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
11.3 |
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91.0% |
8.0 |
8.9 |
9.9 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
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97.0% |
7.5 |
8.2 |
8.9 |
9.6 |
10.4 |
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89.0% |
6.0 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
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99.0% |
6.5 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
9.4 |
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87.0% |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
7.8 |
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Implausible: Returning Gore voters required for Bush’s 3.0m margin in 2004
Most likely scenario: 2000/2004 U.S. Vote Census estimates and the 12:22am NEP “Voted 2000” shares (13047 respondents): Bush needed 21.5% of returning Gore voters to match his recorded vote!
Least likely scenario: Vote Census estimates and the Final NEP “Voted 2000” shares (13660 respondents): Bush needed 18.1% of returning Gore voters to match his recorded vote!
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1.22% annual voter mortality |
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95% of 2000 voters turned out to vote in 2004 |
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Final NEP vote shares: |
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Uncounted votes included for 2000 and 2004: Bush required 18.1% of returning Gore Voters |
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Uncounted votes not included: Bush required 16.3% of returning Gore Voters |
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12:22am NEP vote shares: |
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Uncounted votes included for 2000 and 2004: Bush required 21.5% of returning Gore Voters |
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Uncounted votes not included: Bush required 20.0% of returning Gore Voters |
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Final NEP Voted 2000 shares |
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3.45m (2.74%) Uncounted in 2004, none in 2000 |
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2000 Recorded |
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2004 Calculated |
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Voted |
Recorded |
Uncounted |
Cast |
Deaths |
Alive |
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Turnout |
Voted |
Weight |
Kerry |
Bush |
Other |
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DNV |
30.48 |
24.2% |
54.0% |
45% |
1% |
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Gore |
51.00 |
0.00 |
51.00 |
2.59 |
48.41 |
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95% |
45.99 |
36.6% |
82.3% |
16.7% |
1% |
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Bush |
50.46 |
0.00 |
50.46 |
2.36 |
48.10 |
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95% |
45.69 |
36.3% |
9% |
91% |
0% |
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Nader Other |
3.957 |
0.00 |
3.96 |
0.19 |
3.76 |
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95% |
3.58 |
2.8% |
71% |
21% |
8% |
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Total |
105.42 |
0.00 |
105.42 |
5.14 |
100.27 |
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95.26 |
125.74 |
1.00 |
48.48% |
50.68% |
0.84% |
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125.74 |
60.96 |
63.73 |
1.05 |
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No uncounted votes in 2000 and 2004 |
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2000 Recorded |
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2004 Calculated |
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Voted |
Recorded |
Uncounted |
Cast |
Deaths |
Alive |
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Turnout |
Voted |
Weight |
Kerry |
Bush |
Other |
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DNV |
27.03 |
22.1% |
54% |
45% |
1% |
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Gore |
51.00 |
0.00 |
51.00 |
2.59 |
48.41 |
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95% |
45.99 |
37.6% |
82.7% |
16.3% |
1% |
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Bush |
50.46 |
0.00 |
50.46 |
2.36 |
48.10 |
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95% |
45.69 |
37.4% |
9% |
91% |
0% |
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Other |
3.96 |
0.00 |
3.96 |
0.19 |
3.76 |
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95% |
3.58 |
2.9% |
71% |
21% |
8% |
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Total |
105.42 |
0.00 |
105.42 |
5.14 |
100.27 |
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95.26 |
122.29 |
100% |
48.48% |
50.69% |
0.83% |
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122.29 |
59.28 |
61.99 |
1.02 |
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5.4m (4.86%) Uncounted in 2000, 3.45m (2.74%) in 2004 |
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2000 Recorded |
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2004 Calculated |
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Voted |
Recorded |
Uncounted |
Cast |
Deaths |
Alive |
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Turnout |
Voted |
Weight |
Kerry |
Bush |
Other |
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DNV |
25.61 |
20.4% |
54% |
45% |
1% |
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Gore |
51.00 |
4.04 |
55.04 |
2.72 |
52.32 |
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95% |
49.70 |
39.5% |
80.9% |
18.1% |
1% |
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Bush |
50.46 |
1.08 |
51.53 |
2.48 |
49.06 |
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95% |
46.60 |
37.1% |
9% |
91% |
0% |
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Nader/Other |
3.96 |
0.27 |
4.23 |
0.21 |
4.02 |
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95% |
3.82 |
3.0% |
71% |
21% |
8% |
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Total |
105.42 |
5.38 |
110.80 |
5.41 |
105.39 |
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100.13 |
125.74 |
100% |
48.47% |
50.69% |
0.84% |
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125.74 |
60.95 |
63.73 |
1.06 |
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5.4m (4.86%) Uncounted in 2000, none in 2004 |
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2000 Recorded |
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2004 Calculated |
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Voted |
Recorded |
Uncounted |
Cast |
Deaths |
Alive |
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Turnout |
Voted |
Weight |
Kerry |
Bush |
Other |
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DNV |
22.17 |
18.1% |
54% |
45% |
1% |
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Gore |
51.00 |
4.04 |
55.04 |
2.72 |
52.32 |
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95% |
49.70 |
40.6% |
81.3% |
17.7% |
1% |
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Bush |
50.46 |
1.08 |
51.53 |
2.48 |
49.06 |
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95% |
46.60 |
38.1% |
9% |
91% |
0% |
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Nader/Other |
3.96 |
0.27 |
4.23 |
0.21 |
4.02 |
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95% |
3.82 |
3.1% |
71% |
21% |
8% |
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Total |
105.42 |
5.38 |
110.80 |
5.41 |
105.39 |
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100.13 |
122.29 |
100% |
48.48% |
50.68% |
0.84% |
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122.29 |
59.29 |
61.98 |
1.02 |
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12:22am NEP Voted 2000 shares |
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5.4m (4.86%) Uncounted in 2000, 3.45m (2.74%) in 2004 |
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2000 Recorded |
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2004 Calculated |
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Voted |
Recorded |
Uncounted |
Cast |
Deaths |
Alive |
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Turnout |
Voted |
Weight |
Kerry |
Bush |
Other |
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DNV |
25.62 |
20.4% |
57% |
41% |
2% |
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Gore |
51.00 |
4.04 |
55.04 |
2.72 |
52.32 |
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95% |
49.70 |
39.5% |
77.5% |
21.5% |
1% |
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Bush |
50.46 |
1.08 |
51.53 |
2.48 |
49.06 |
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95% |
46.60 |
37.1% |
10% |
90% |
0% |
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Nader/other |
3.96 |
0.27 |
4.23 |
0.21 |
4.02 |
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95% |
3.82 |
3.0% |
64% |
17% |
19% |
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Total |
105.42 |
5.38 |
110.80 |
5.41 |
105.39 |
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100.13 |
125.74 |
100% |
47.90% |
50.72% |
1.38% |
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125.74 |
60.23 |
63.78 |
1.74 |
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No uncounted votes in 2000 and 2004 |
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2000 Recorded |
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2004 Calculated |
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Voted |
Recorded |
Uncounted |
Cast |
Deaths |
Alive |
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Turnout |
Voted |
Weight |
Kerry |
Bush |
Other |
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DNV |
27.03 |
22.1% |
57% |
41% |
2% |
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Gore |
51.00 |
0.00 |
51.00 |
2.59 |
48.41 |
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95% |
45.99 |
37.6% |
79.0% |
20.0% |
1% |
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Bush |
50.46 |
0.00 |
50.46 |
2.36 |
48.10 |
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95% |
45.69 |
37.4% |
10% |
90% |
0% |
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Nader/other |
3.96 |
0.00 |
3.96 |
0.19 |
3.76 |
|
95% |
3.58 |
2.9% |
64% |
17% |
19% |
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Total |
105.42 |
0.00 |
105.42 |
5.14 |
100.27 |
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95.26 |
122.29 |
100% |
47.92% |
50.71% |
1.37% |
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122.29 |
58.60 |
62.01 |
1.68 |
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