Concerning the 2000 Presidential election:
Number of States won by:
Gore: 19; Bush: 29
Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000; Bush: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million; Bush: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2; Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: “In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country. Gore’s territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare…”
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