tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post1006772715679745978..comments2024-01-01T18:40:30.350-05:00Comments on Ryan Cooper: Electoral college shenanigans, ctd: lose the Presidency with 78.05% of the voteRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810858979281766801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-48637309607916667882016-11-15T11:25:46.492-05:002016-11-15T11:25:46.492-05:00Thanks for the info. I did the calculation, a pres...Thanks for the info. I did the calculation, a president can be elected with 0.0000298% of popular vote in this worst-case scenario (35 out of the 117576259 votes)TheCamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860159316385651787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-3577482264515715832016-11-15T11:11:48.223-05:002016-11-15T11:11:48.223-05:00Nope, no quorum needed. It's winner take all b...Nope, no quorum needed. It's winner take all based on the vote in each state. So yeah, 1 vote in each of the most unfair states and 100% turnout elsewhere, and it would be winning with essentially 0 percent of the vote.Ryan Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164379024023137718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-25576351285646742812016-11-10T05:00:13.179-05:002016-11-10T05:00:13.179-05:00If I understand correctly, these calculations have...If I understand correctly, these calculations have the initial hypothesis of every single eligible voter voting (nation-wide abstention rate of 0%).<br />If we consider the case where Wyoming to Wisconsin (minus Montana) have very high abstention rates (is there a quorum needed?), and all the other states have no abstention, couldn't that percentage be even lower?<br />If there is a quorum that new percentage can be calculated. If there isn't, the percentage can almost be 0 if only one voter goes in each of the over-represented states...TheCamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860159316385651787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-49500624843457546272016-05-06T15:23:06.439-04:002016-05-06T15:23:06.439-04:00Its also possible to drive across the country with...Its also possible to drive across the country without getting stopped at a single traffic light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com