Quote Originally Posted by Poopadoop View Post
Which makes it hard to understand why you think you can criticize the facts.
Cherry picked results used to form a biased presentation does not constitute a fact

Quote Originally Posted by Poopadoop View Post
But it's just amusing you keep trying to do it when you're arguing with someone who actually has a clue about these things and can step on you like an ant.
This ant is still alive and well. I'm coming for your picnic!!

1% is still 1%. It doesn't matter if it's in MT or NY or on Jupiter. wtf are you even talking about here?
Do you really think anyone is fooled by this? You know exactly what I'm talking about here. Would you rather have 1% of a dollar, or 1% of a truckload of dollars?

You're finally right about something. 17.7% is roughly 3x as much as 5.5%
And one apple has 100x the mass of one blueberry. How does that affect the apple's ability to function as an apple, or the blueberry's ability to function as a blueberry?

What has this to do with anything? Please explain your argument by reference to facts, not imaginary reductio ad bananums.
FACT: It's harder for a republican to win in California and NY, than it is for a Democrat to win in South Carolina and Kansas.

Oh is that it? That when you win a congressional race by 45% it's a lot more meaningful to lose 5% of your support than when you win a race by 20%, and lose 15% (or some such shit)?
It depends on what state/district we're talking about.

Tell me, which of those differences is more likely to end up in a change ownership of a seat from one party to the other? The one that changes a gigantic lead into a slightly less gigantic lead, or the one that changes a moderate lead into a toss-up?
It's kind of a moot question since you're comparing congressional elections with presidential elections.

Scott Brown pulled out a stunning senate victory in MA in 2010. Does that mean Obama should have been worried about losing the state in the 2012 presidential election? Not even a little bit. Fuck, the guy ran against MA's former governor and still won the state easily in 2012