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Old 11-14-2016, 08:55 AM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by woj View Post
it's actually a pretty decent analogy...

if scoring more total points doesn't make you a winner in baseball, why do people think getting more total votes should make you a winner in presidential elections? a winner in baseball is one that wins majority of the games, likewise winner in presidential elections is one that wins majority of the states*...

*it's a bit more complicated than that, but that's the generally how it works...
well if all the games were played and then spectators got to vote on who they think played the best or who would is the best team, i would agree its a good analogy but thats not how it works.
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