I just did the math:
total voters:
47,402,357
39,198,755
+8,085,402
--------------
94,686,514
47,402,357/94,686,514=.50062 = 50%
Whoever wrote that article either didn't check his facts or quoted someone who didn't check his facts. Or they possibly just counted EVERYONE that voted, including people who did write-ins for themself or homer simpson, or something like that. In which case, you can't use that to compare against the numbers that we got for Bush and Kerry, since Nader, the green party rep and a whole host of other votes weren't counted.
total voters:
47,402,357
39,198,755
+8,085,402
--------------
94,686,514
47,402,357/94,686,514=.50062 = 50%
Whoever wrote that article either didn't check his facts or quoted someone who didn't check his facts. Or they possibly just counted EVERYONE that voted, including people who did write-ins for themself or homer simpson, or something like that. In which case, you can't use that to compare against the numbers that we got for Bush and Kerry, since Nader, the green party rep and a whole host of other votes weren't counted.