# Popular Vs. Electoral votes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-vs-electoral-votes/40331>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2000, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-vs-electoral-votes/40331 "2000-11-08T16:50:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-vs-electoral-votes/40331/41 "2000-11-22T04:04:55Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Joe\_Cool \*  
> **Interestingly, I just read a really good article {Here} on this very topic.**

DAMN DAMN DAMN!!! I just now noticed my link was stupid.

[HERE](http://www.avagara.com/e_c/reference/00012001.htm) is the real one.

again, just in case I boffed it again:  
[http://www.avagara.com/e\_c/reference/00012001.htm](http://www.avagara.com/e_c/reference/00012001.htm)

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