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5 Nov 2004, 22:33
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Banned
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[Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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5 Nov 2004, 22:52
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Lucky
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
i noticed, nice pic.
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5 Nov 2004, 23:29
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
The fact that Democrats do well in urban areas and Republicans do well in rural ones is so basic a point that it makes my head wobble, twist, and fall off.
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6 Nov 2004, 00:10
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Caveat Lector
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
That's a very informative map; was that made with GIS?
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6 Nov 2004, 18:01
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
Tbh it seems very skewed to me. Where's Houston, which is, after all, the fourth largest city in the US?
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6 Nov 2004, 18:04
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Mr. Blobby
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
Tbh it seems very skewed to me. Where's Houston, which is, after all, the fourth largest city in the US?
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Houston had a problem.
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6 Nov 2004, 18:10
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nondescript human
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
Tbh it seems very skewed to me. Where's Houston, which is, after all, the fourth largest city in the US?
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Also, Alaska.
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6 Nov 2004, 18:12
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
If that represents the simple amount of votes for whatever candidate won in X district, then Chigaco apparently has the largest population in the world.
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6 Nov 2004, 20:25
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Prince of Amber
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
Tbh it seems very skewed to me. Where's Houston, which is, after all, the fourth largest city in the US?
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It's there on the coast of Texas, about a quarter of the way between Louisiana and Mexico.
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Originally Posted by Nondescript Human
Also, Alaska.
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Alaska can be seen in the northwest corner of the map.
I think what is skewed is those blue skyscrapers.
You guys are really Americans aren't you? Can't find Houston or Alaska on the map.
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7 Nov 2004, 00:37
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
I think you miss my point a tad.
If the towers supposedly represent the quantity of votes cast, then why on earth, for example, is Seattle's collumn twice, if not three times, as large as Houston's?
This is logically impossible, since Seattle has an inferior number of residents.
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7 Nov 2004, 00:39
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Klaatu barada nikto
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
If that represents the simple amount of votes for whatever candidate won in X district, then Chigaco apparently has the largest population in the world.
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I think it's excess votes for the winning candidate.
Plus in Chicago, voters >> population.
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7 Nov 2004, 00:42
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Tactitus
I think it's excess votes for the winning candidate.
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Why is the smell of the phrase 'Propoganda excercise' filtering through my nostrils?
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7 Nov 2004, 00:45
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Clerk
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Tactitus
I think it's excess votes for the winning candidate.
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Yeah that was my thought.
It doesn't show anything that interesting aside from the fact the Republican's victories are more evenly spread around than the Democrats. That could imply the Reps have an inbuilt advantage on current boundaries, etc - but the data's not clear since cities aren't states, etc.
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7 Nov 2004, 00:58
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Klaatu barada nikto
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
Why is the smell of the phrase 'Propoganda excercise' filtering through my nostrils?
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Well, it was part of a series of demographic maps put together for CBS.
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7 Nov 2004, 07:33
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
Why is the smell of the phrase 'Propoganda excercise' filtering through my nostrils?
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Not really. A flat map is equally misleading as it shows the whole country being Republican without comparing relative population sizes, or size of victory by each party, etc.
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7 Nov 2004, 15:25
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
And this map is more useful than that? I don't really see the point of it, other than as the aforementioned.
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7 Nov 2004, 15:40
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nondescript human
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Re: [Elections] Final Map related tomfoolery.
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Originally Posted by Texan
Alaska can be seen in the northwest corner of the map.
You guys are really Americans aren't you? Can't find Houston or Alaska on the map.
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I'm perfectly aware where Alaska is, I was saying that the counties in Alaska look too 'tall'.
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