# A very scientific poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 26, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707 "2000-11-26T01:47:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/1 "2000-11-26T01:47:15Z")
If the election (re-election, same candidates) were hold today (tomorrow), whom would you vote for: G. W. Bush ® A. Gore (D) R. Nader (G) sign in/other By definition, only educated people using the Internet are eligible. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/2 "2000-11-26T01:52:33Z")
A. Gore. Though I was briefly tempted to say Bush, because I am so sick of the petty bickering, I still don’t think I’d be able to bring myself to actually vote for him. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/3 "2000-11-26T02:06:23Z")
I voted for Gore. I’d probably vote for him again. They both suck. Since the election-in-which-my-vote-did-not-count (I do not live in Florida, so us other 49 states don’t matter, huh?), I have seen so much petty crap going on. The only deciding factor for me is that Gore at least _appears_ presidential. Bush appears to be very un-presidential. Pretty bad when that’s the deciding factor. Oh, and media people? Do us a favor and shut the hell up already. I’m tired of constant break-ins to regular TV to announce absolutely nothing of consequence. Keep quiet until we have actually determined a winner. That’s when I may be interested. ---
**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/4 "2000-11-26T02:26:43Z")
My father and mother voted for Bush. Since we live in Florida, only our votes count so far. That makes it 2-0 Bush. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/5 "2000-11-26T03:34:15Z")
Under the circumstances, I’d still vote for Gore. In fact, I wouldn’t even consider going for Nader, which I WAS pre-election. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/6 "2000-11-26T04:42:53Z")
Other. My mother, if you must know. I don’t like the idea of having any of those guys as president. ---
**Author:** ![absoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@absoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/absoul)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/7 "2000-11-26T05:22:43Z")
I still would not vote. I live in South Dakota, which was easily carried by Bush. Plus, I am really lazy. ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/8 "2000-11-26T08:07:11Z")
Bush. If anything, with all the shit that’s going on, I like Gore even less than I did originally. ---
**Author:** ![Nimue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Nimue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nimue)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/9 "2000-11-26T12:26:19Z")
Gore. I only wish my absentee ballot could have been counted in Florida. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/10 "2000-11-26T12:56:22Z")
and since this is a scientific poll, I’ll only vote once. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/11 "2000-11-26T13:03:48Z")
This time, I’d write in for **Jesse Ventura**!!! I voted for Gore last time. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/12 "2000-11-26T16:38:26Z")
[SDMB Presidential Election](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=45912) ---
**Author:** ![peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/13 "2000-11-26T19:10:38Z")
Neroman, that poll was 2-9 days after the election. The results here (and there) are not numerous enough to allow for scientific comparison, but it looks than fewer percentage now would go for Algore/Lieb. Whether it is because Algore keeps pissing people off by unleashing layers to decide the election or becase his followers are more active than GWB/Dick’s ones, I do not know. Personally, I’d always vote for Bush/Dick (bush/dick) combo, more so that I think that both do not appear presidential (sorry, Wolf). To me, Algore looks what he is - another corporate lawyer, and GWB - like a successfull businessman. Besides, I think GBW will encounter less hostile Congress, Algore won’t be able to push through none of his great projects. ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/14 "2000-11-26T19:59:52Z")
I voted bush before, and it appears I’d vote bush again. ---
**Author:** ![fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ba0ec/32.png) [@fish\_in\_the\_sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fish_in_the_sky)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/15 "2000-11-26T23:24:50Z")
I voted Nader the first time around, but if there was a nation-wide revote, having already made my little political statement, I’d vote Gore. ---
**Author:** ![Orshee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Orshee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orshee)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2000, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/16 "2000-11-26T23:27:51Z")
Harry Browne - same as before. ---
**Author:** ![\_hijack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_hijack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_hijack)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/17 "2000-11-27T02:34:18Z")
Nader, but not because I want him to win, just to give other third parties hope. ---
**Author:** ![peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/18 "2000-11-27T02:43:53Z")
Keep voting, guys. If Algore looses, he will contest the result, as usual. ---
**Author:** ![peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peace)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/19 "2000-11-28T17:57:18Z")
Final toll: Bush 6, Gore 6, Nader 1, other 3. Have we learned anything? Only that the logic is powerless facing faith. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707/20 "2000-11-28T20:57:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by peace \* > \*\*Final toll: Bush 6, Gore 6, Nader 1, other 3. > Have we learned anything? Only that the logic is powerless facing faith. \*\* I believe you need to recount these totals. I don’t think you counted the posters who wrote their choice in the post subject box. Plus there were some chads hanging of the posts that may have screwed up the tabulation… 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-scientific-poll/42707.md?page=2)