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I'm curious as to what planet Ms. Booth is inhabiting. She says: "This nation IS divided. The election is clear, undeniable proof of that. Bush narrowly won the states he did. Is Neumayr's blind? Insane?"

A quick review of the red/blue election result map shows that Bush won:

p>5 states with 65% or more (one of them over 70%), br> 8 states with 60% or more, and br> 8 states with 55% or more of the popular vote. /p>

That leaves only 8 that he won by a margin narrower than 55% of the popular vote. A simple average of the plurality among the states he won is 58.7% to Kerry's 40.1%. This fits a definition of "narrowly won?"

She further states: "He is no journalist -- he cannot even acknowledge simple facts. As such, he has no business critiquing others. This entire website is embarrassing to our country."

The simple review of the map demonstrates that it is Ms. Booth who lacks a grasp of the facts. She sounds like a typical loser in denial of the truth. When Clinton is elected twice with less than 50% of the popular vote, he has a mandate and the country isn't "divided." When Bush is reelected with a majority of the popular vote and a 2+% margin, the nation is deeply divided and doesn't have a mandate.

p>Maybe this website is an embarrassment to the Euro-clique of this country and the rest of the world since they don't like the truth when it conflicts with their beliefs. br> -- Robert P. Ward br> Bonney Lake, Washington /p>

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