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-misanthroptimist

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10. Let's try it this way.

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #9)

Sat May 2, 2026, 12:04 AM

May 2

Let "X" = Democratic votes
Let "Y" = Republican votes

X - 1 does not affect "Y".
X - 3000000 does not affect "Y".

Can't put it any more simply than that.

The only way your logic works is if Z=X+Y. And one is forced to vote for either X or Y. That's not the case. One may vote for neither, in which case they are a non-factor in Z.

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