Sunday, November 02, 2008
Posted
11:02 AM
by Gene
As if to confirm the voters are mere pawns in someone's game -- and may not even qualify as pawns:The study by three prominent statisticians used millions of computer runs of polling data to examine the likelihood that a single vote will carry a state and that that particular state will tip the balance in the Electoral College. The statisticians were trying to answer the question: "What is the probability your vote will make a difference?"
The answer is very low. You are far more likely to be hit twice by lightning.
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