Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:21 AM

itsrobert (9,069 posts)

50.5 percent would be rounded up to 51 percent if this was a republican

Why is rounded down by the media to 50 percent?

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
50.5 percent would be rounded up to 51 percent if this was a republican (Original post)	itsrobert	Nov 2012	OP
You have to ask?	djean111	Nov 2012	#1
0 - 4 gets rounded down, 5 - 9 gets rounded up	rocktivity	Nov 2012	#2
Also for Romney 48.0 gets rounded to 50 percent	itsrobert	Nov 2012	#6
We're not done counting yet either, are we?	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#3
All they need to know is President Obama has a mandate, just like Bush did with his 400-vote victory	silvershadow	Nov 2012	#4
Only the U.S. media, not the world media. nt	valerief	Nov 2012	#5
in hard numbers what is .5% of the population?	Sheepshank	Nov 2012	#7
In a poll yes, but in actual results no.	WI_DEM	Nov 2012	#8
Three million votes more for Obama than Romney no matter what percentage..	Bandit	Nov 2012	#9
Because its at 50.46 right now	MadBadger	Nov 2012	#10
3.14159 and the infinite number of digits behind it is "3.14".	HopeHoops	Nov 2012	#11

Response to itsrobert (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:23 AM

djean111 (930 posts)

1. You have to ask?

It is to demean and diminish.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:38 AM

rocktivity (36,621 posts)

2. 0 - 4 gets rounded down, 5 - 9 gets rounded up

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That's standard procedure.

rocktivity

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:02 AM

itsrobert (9,069 posts)

6. Also for Romney 48.0 gets rounded to 50 percent

in some media circles.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:44 AM

nc4bo (13,355 posts)

3. We're not done counting yet either, are we?

But yea, if it were "them" it would be 51% and they'd be rubbing our noses in it every chance they got.

"They" meaning GOP, M$M, the entire RW looney bin.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:44 AM

silvershadow (1,522 posts)

4. All they need to know is President Obama has a mandate, just like Bush did with his 400-vote victory

(or so he claimed). Bush governed like he won a landslide.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:53 AM

valerief (35,667 posts)

5. Only the U.S. media, not the world media. nt

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:04 AM

Sheepshank (5,021 posts)

7. in hard numbers what is .5% of the population?

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.5% may not sound like much but that represents 1,563,905 people that are likley Obama supporters (whether they voted or not). That's a pretty significant number of persons to wipe away by rounding down.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:04 AM

WI_DEM (32,522 posts)

8. In a poll yes, but in actual results no.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:29 AM

Bandit (19,766 posts)

9. Three million votes more for Obama than Romney no matter what percentage..

That makes it not even Close...A blowout in other words...

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:30 AM

MadBadger (23,359 posts)

10. Because its at 50.46 right now

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:46 AM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

11. 3.14159 and the infinite number of digits behind it is "3.14".

Last edited Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:47 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

It's close enough for most calculations. After that, you need calculus.

As the talking Barbie doll said, "Math is hard."

The wingnuts have enough trouble with the concept of 1/2.

On Edit: Actually, just "3" is close enough for estimating - especially when you're doing it in your head.

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