You might want to check your math. Current population of the US is about 294 million. Only 75% of them are of voting age. That's 220 possible voters. 20% of that would be only 44 million. And not everybody who is of age to vote is registered, and fewer still actually vote. You might want to check your math. Current population of the US is about 294 million. Only 75% of them are of voting age. That's 220 possible voters. 20% of that would be only 44 million. And not everybody who is of age to vote is registered, and fewer still actually vote.
Honest semantical error -- when you said "20% of the nation," I read that as "20% of the U.S. population," where it looks like you meant "20% of the electorate." And I thought the U.S. had reached 350 million, which is where I got the number from.
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Date: 2004-11-05 06:38 am (UTC)Honest semantical error -- when you said "20% of the nation," I read that as "20% of the U.S. population," where it looks like you meant "20% of the electorate." And I thought the U.S. had reached 350 million, which is where I got the number from.