From RMNews:
12.22.2000 -- 0135 PST
We have just received information that this story IS not accurate. NewsMax has pulled it off their page.
Here is what we received:
--There is a mistake in the numbers for Michigan in the posting about Bush
winning the popular vote. Bush is listed as having the total vote cast,
whereas Gore is listed with having the amount of voters Bush actually got.
Thus, the numbers don't add up, and Gore still won the popular vote.
Newsmax.com pulled the story when it was pointed out the error.
Thanks,
David W.
RMNews has chosen to leave the story up so readers will know it was in error.
Count Shows Bush May Have Won Popular Vote
NewsMax.com
Wednesday, December 20, 2000
Despite the widely accepted claim that Al Gore won the popular vote by some 300,000 votes, a new count of state totals appears to show George Bush was the real winner by nearly 2 million votes.
According to respected news analyst Mary Mostert, a report sent to her by reader Don Boyd showed that Gore got a total of
50,753,172 votes nationwide while Bush got 52,685,804 giving him a winning margin of 1,932,632.
Wrote Mostert "While I have not checked all 50 states with the Secretary of State official returns, I have checked all the big
states and a number of the smaller states. All the ones I have checked are accurate, or modified very slightly with late absentee ballots, which tilted towards George W. Bush. For those who want to personally check these figures, go to the "Original
Source" -
http://www.originalsources.com/Candidates/statepolitics.html
which has all the election information by state. Nearly all
the states now have their OFFICIAL, returns posted.
"These figures were reportedly obtained from the Office of the Secretary of State from each state but haven't been confirmed.
Where are Al Gore's cheer leaders known as the news media?"
GORE
Alabama 692,611
Alaska 79,004
Arizona 685,341
Arkansas 422,768
California 5,835,996
Colorado 738,227
Connecticut 816,015
Delaware 180,068
D.C. 171,923
Florida 2,912,253
Georgia 1,116,230
Hawaii 205,286
Idaho 138,637
Illinois 2,589,026
Indiana 901,980
Iowa 638,517
Kansas 399,276
Kentucky 638,923
Louisana 792,344
Maine 319,951
Maryland 1,144,008
Mass 1,616,487
Mich 1,953,139
Minn 1,168,226
Miss 404,614
MO 1,110,776
Montana 137,126
Nebraska 231,776
Nevada 279,978
New Hampshire 266,348
New Jersey 1,788,850
New Mexico 286,783
New York 4,107,697
N. Carolina 1,257,692
N. Dakota 95,284
Ohio 2,183,628
Oklahoma 474,276
Oregon 720,342
PA 2,485,967
RI 249,508
SC 566,039
SD 118,804
TN 981,720
TX 2,433,746
UT 203,053
VM 149,022
VA 1,217,290
WA 1,247,652
WV 295,497
WI 1,242,987
WY 60,481
Totals 50,753,172
BUSH
Alabama 941,173
Alaska 167,398
Arizona 781,652
Arkansas 472,940
California 4,544,136
Colorado 883,748
Connecticut 561,094
Delaware 137,288
D.C. 18,073
Florida 2,912,790
Georgia 1,419,720
Hawaii 137,845
Idaho 336,937
Illinois 2,019,421
Indiana 1,245,836
Iowa 634,373
Kansas 622,332
Kentucky 872,520
Louisana 972,871
Maine 286,616
Maryland 813,827
Mass 878,502
Mich 4,232,501
Minn 1,109,659
Miss 572,844
MO 1,118,504
Montana 240,178
Nebraska 433,850
Nevada 301,575
New Hampshire 273,559
New Jersey 1,284,173
New Mexico 286,417
New York 2,403,374
N. Carolina 1,631,163
N. Dakota 174,852
Ohio 2,350,363
Oklahoma 744,337
Oregon 713,577
PA 2,281,127
RI 130,555
SC 786,892
SD 190,700
TN 1,061,949
TX 3,799,639
UT 515,096
VM 119,775
VA 1,437,490
WA 1,108,864
WV 336,473
WI 1,237,279
WY 147,947
Totals 52,685,804
Bush Wins BY: 1,932,632
Can we now expect the media which is busy counting votes in Florida to take a look at these figures and report the results should
they prove that Gore lost the popular vote by nearly two million votes?
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2000/12/20/104728.shtml
