Here is a wicked thought. Kerry wins electoral college and loses the popular vote. Because the President is so heavily supported in many states but each state is won on a first past the post system, the extra extra votes are useless. They do not make him win anymore. Here is the percentage lead Bush holds in each of his top three states:
- Texas (34 electoral votes) 21%
- Florida (27 electoral votes) 5%
- Georgia (15 electoral votes) 19%
If you look at the western plains, West of Iowa and east of the west coast states, many of the states are lead by Bush by over 20%. By comparison, Kerry will win the 55 electoral college votes in California by a lead of under 10% and the 31 of New York by just a little more.
Wouldn’t it be sweet of the White House were to be won by Kerry in the same way Bush won it?