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Originally posted by Daniel Haar:
Tim, I'll show some deference to the good people of Alaska if you show some to the good people of Illinois, who are almost 20 times more numerous than the population of Alaska, and who elected Obama to be one of their top law-makers 
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True enough, Daniel.
In the 2004 Illinois Senate race Barak Obama received
3,597,456 votes, and and his closest opponent had 1,390,690 votes. He won with 70% of his state's vote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...Illinois,_2004
In the 2006 Alaskan Governor's race Sarah Palin received 114,697 while her closest opponent had 97,238 votes. She won with 48.3% of her state's vote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_...election,_2006
It doesn't matter how big in size your state is - what matters is how many people inside that state support you.
Lo