In practice, a decisive majority for any candidate from the people who produce the Guardian and Observer creates a compelling momentum for appointment.
On Election Night, Elizabeth Dole won 53percentt of the vote in her race against Erskine B. Bowles, Bill Clinton's former chief of staff, and it was the largest majority for any candidate for the Senate in North Carolina in 25 years.
Thus a half dozen rural states could each show a majority for one candidate and be outvoted by one big industrial state opting for his opponent.
In 1816, Breckinridge was elected as a Democratic-Republican to represent Fayette Countyin the Kentucky House of Representatives, gaining the largest majority given to a candidate for office in that county to that point.
In practice, this usually means a number of hopefuls might assemble blocks of supporters, and Syria would weigh in, using its influence over Lebanese politicians to assemble a simple majority for its candidate.
Yet, it seems likely that few among this majority would withhold their support for a candidate based on an anti-trade platform, while many in the minority would not vote for a pro-free trade candidate.
For one thing, he seems to have learned a core GOP insight of which most Democrats remain ignorant: that for the overwhelming majority of voters, a candidate's character is far more important than their issue stances.
To be formally elected next month, Mr. Silver must get a majority of those members who vote for a candidate.
A majority of American voters just cast our vote for a candidate who won't take office.
In the last two presidential elections, white Catholics voted by a large majority for Republican candidates, while non-white Catholics voted for the Democrats.
