# What percentage, DeMint vs. Greene?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 24, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852 "2010-07-24T17:05:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852/1 "2010-07-24T17:05:11Z")

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How many percentage will Alvin Greene get against DeMint?

I say 25%.

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852/2 "2010-07-24T17:27:29Z")

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I’d say 20-25%. I think the Green Party candidate will get some votes from people who can’t stomach voting for either DeMint or Greene, but the former will still win handily. (I’d also look for an abnormal number of no votes in that race.)

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852/3 "2010-07-24T18:40:42Z")

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> I think the Green Party candidate will get some votes from people who can’t stomach voting for either DeMint or Greene, but the former will still win handily. (I’d also look for an abnormal number of no votes in that race.)

And Alvin Greene will probably get some votes from folks intending to support the Green Party, but who get the names mixed up. I mean, hey, that’s no weirder than what happened to get him on the ballot in the first place.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852/4 "2010-07-24T19:43:34Z")

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Is there a debate scheduled yet? We’re talking Must-See TV.

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852/5 "2010-07-24T19:59:19Z")

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If would _very_ funny if Greene used his action figure to represent him as he spoke.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-demint-vs-greene/547852/6 "2010-07-25T22:56:29Z")

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Greene is the first to figure out you can win by not running. If he stays home ,he will win. If they get him out to debate or campaign, he will lose.