tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post7575320013270340892..comments2023-10-30T01:26:59.335-04:00Comments on Norristown Diary: Last Candidate Info Before ElectionELENA SANTANGELOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03257788794914218924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post-82698345819895617712016-11-02T13:58:48.352-04:002016-11-02T13:58:48.352-04:00Here's a prime example of what I said in the l...Here's a prime example of what I said in the last paragraph. You say "I've heard" and state a supposed statistic without giving a source. It took me less than a minute to find a source ~ an article in the New York Times, which you'd think would be reliable, but it was misleading. The headline implied all of America, but the figures only mean registered voters. It took me less than 15 minutes to find the original statistics and do the math myself. Clinton received 15,805,136 votes (according to http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_vote_count.html), Trump received 13,300,472. The most accurate number I could find for registered voters was from Census.gov (which of course, doesn't include new registrations): 142,166,000. So indeed, only 9% voted for Trump. Clinton's comes to 11%. But don't be misled. Every other candidate received a smaller percentage (Sanders was the largest at 8%). Only about 40% of registered voters cast a vote at all. Look stuff up, people.ELENA SANTANGELOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257788794914218924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571535966122502809.post-18350876099209346452016-11-02T09:41:15.110-04:002016-11-02T09:41:15.110-04:00I've heard that 9% of our population actually ...I've heard that 9% of our population actually voted for Trump or Hillary in the primary. Amazing timesoppositetomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510372990593674066noreply@blogger.com