Comments on: Sudden movement in the Franken-Coleman Senate Race Recount https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: watch movies https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533438 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:54:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533438 thanks for sharing.

]]> By: DrBadger https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533437 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:20:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533437 In this one instance, I’m glad that the senate term is 6 years. If this was a house race, a quarter of the term would pretty much have passed already!

]]> By: Mystyk https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533436 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:11:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533436 Well, you’re right about it being 226 (instead of 225 – need that +1), but the remaining votes are up for grabs. We can statistically model the chances for the remaining votes by all candidates, but we can’t be certain.

– If all 400 votes were for either Coleman or Franken, Coleman would need 50% of that remainder (87 of 174) for a total of 313 votes (78.25%).

– If all 174 others were for a third-party candidate, he’d need only the 226 votes (56.5%).

– If the third party guess of 60 votes is correct, 50% of the remainder (57 of 114) gives a total of 283 (70.75%).

]]> By: The Science Pundit https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533435 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:30:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533435 The rethugs will start World War III to prevent the passage of health care reform. I can’t wait for the day that Franken takes his rightful seat in the US Senate.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533434 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:56:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533434 Doh…. Right. 283 votes = 83 percent, or 71 percent of the total (again, with the third party getting 60 votes).

So, even more so.

]]> By: Stephanie Z https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533433 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:21:36 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/03/31/sudden-movement-in-the-franken/#comment-533433 Actually, he’d have to get 226 plus half the remaining votes, or 283 votes, or 83%.

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