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Article: Bush might get the Gore treatment from the Electoral College
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 25, 2004
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Bush might get the Gore treatment from the Electoral College
By THOMAS F. SCHALLER
Sunday, April 25, 2004
If the 2004 presidential contest between President Bush and Sen.
John Kerry turns out to be as close as many political observers
anticipate, Americans should brace themselves for the possibility
that the candidate who wins the popular vote will again fail to
capture enough Electoral College votes to triumph.
That's right -- 2004 could be another "misfired election," which
is what we political scientists call those races that end with such a
split result. But here's the twist: This time, Bush could be the
candidate on the losing end of the equation.
It's impossible, of course, to forecast ...