Poll

Statistical inference suggests that in Florida [207 votes total] more people voted for Bush (53) 26% more people voted for Gore (55) 27% objective winner cannot be determined (99) 48%

Selected Comments

• Are we as a people remembering that our popular votes determine the electoral votes for the candidate? Electoral votes result in the winning candidate, not electoral votes! Are we letting political rhetoric color our opinions! Check out the law!
• The votes that could be counted were counted and the majority in Florida voted for Bush. Statistical studies showed that Bush should obtain more votes. It seems that any increase for Gore would not be statistically significant. Alpha .01 or .05?
• We certainly don't need a statistician for president since half of the answers to the poll are incorrect.
• The mechanism we use to collect votes is not up to the task of determining the vote count to within a few thousand votes of the true value.
• a reelection is warranted, or the two should split the 25 as an exception, if they don't like to change the rule
• The only firm statewide statistic I've seen is the actual machine vote count totals.
• The votes should be classified according to the canonical variables Bore and Gush.
• Here is an observation about what has transpired. The majority of the press who present their conclusions in this, and in most other situations, are incapable of being objective.
• To be fair to everyone, the electoral votes should be split down the middle since it is impossible to declare a clear winner no matter how you count the votes.
• As long as we don't elect a statistician, we should be fine...
• however, democracy needs a winner regardless of the statistics