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Clintonista2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:47 PM
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Poll question: Question for math geniuses... which number is greater? 39 or 36?
Inspired by this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4009597&mesg_id=4009597
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Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:49 PM
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1. It depends on what the meaning of "is" is...
yeah, I went there..:P
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:58 PM
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6. Thanks for making me laugh!
:hi:
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RummyTheDummy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:33 PM
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15. LMAO
I think we may have to dust that gem off for the Hillbots.
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GodlessBiker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:49 PM
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2. Greater or larger? 36 is a great number, the greatest. It is divisible by so many numbers.
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physioex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:53 PM
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3. Pfft.....
This margin is waaay to small. It aint over yet.....
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Clintonista2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:57 PM
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4. When JE beat Clinton in Iowa by less than 1%...
a JE fan made a similar poll.
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physioex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:03 PM
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8. And as a JE support I have to agree......
Edited on Wed Jan-09-08 03:04 PM by physioex
Big deal we had two states have their say. Last I checked we had 48 other....

On Edit: Sorry, the JE support was out of line. I wouldn't have celebrated so quickly myself.
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:57 PM
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5. Depends what the margin of error is.
:P
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Jai4WKC08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:07 PM
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11. The margin of error is ZERO
A vote is not a poll. There is no sampling error because there is no sampling.
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cindyw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:00 PM
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7. e = mc squared, so they are equal
energy is equal to mass x the speed of light

where Obama has the light of hope and that is faster than regular light. Hillary only has regular light. Therefore,

E (obama) = mass(36% votes) x hope light
E (HIllary) = mass(38% votes) x regular light

SO trust me they are tied right now
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:06 PM
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9. For sufficiently large values of 36, 36 = 39
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:06 PM
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10. all bets off in electoral math!
Edited on Wed Jan-09-08 03:07 PM by JoeIsOneOfUs
Wasn't the point that for delegates 39% = 36% because they get the same # of delegates?

Kind of like in Iowa if x < 0.15, then x = 0, bearing in mind y < or = (y + x) .....
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:08 PM
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12. All candidates for this poll are equally great n/t
I don't see much to differentiate them. I got both their numbers.
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Bigleaf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:12 PM
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13. Depends. Is Diebold involved in any way?
Just asking.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:31 PM
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14. Math is only a theory. Is the answer in the bible? nt
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BigDDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:33 PM
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16. I was going to vote but I fear that
Diebold has rigged this poll. :rofl:
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Imperialism Inc. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:42 PM
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17. Cute. Big problem though.
Percentages don't mean anything. A candidate wins the nomination by accumulating enough delegates. Both Clinton and Obama received 9 delegates yesterday, thus they tied.
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BigDDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 03:49 PM
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18. I tried to vote "39" but my result came up "Present"
it's rigged!
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