Politics snark
May. 19th, 2010 08:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bolsonI heard this snippet from Rand Paul's acceptance speech on NPR this morning: "The mandate of our victory tonight is huge." (AP)
Huh, how huge is it?
population of Kentucky: 4,314,113
votes for Rand Paul: 206,812 (4.79%)
votes for top two Democratic candidates: 228,531 and 224,989 (5.30% and 5.22%)
Kentucky 2010 Primary Results
So, 4.79% of the population is a mandate, even when it's fewer votes than two other candidates got.
Huh, how huge is it?
population of Kentucky: 4,314,113
votes for Rand Paul: 206,812 (4.79%)
votes for top two Democratic candidates: 228,531 and 224,989 (5.30% and 5.22%)
Kentucky 2010 Primary Results
So, 4.79% of the population is a mandate, even when it's fewer votes than two other candidates got.
