NomNom@feddit.ukBanned to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoTexas Senate seat fight heads to runoff after Republicans fail to secure required voteswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down11
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkTexas Senate seat fight heads to runoff after Republicans fail to secure required voteswww.theguardian.comNomNom@feddit.ukBanned to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIsn’t that statistically impossible? Like there would be 2 candidates so one of them has to get at least 50% of the votes.
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWell there were 3 candidates. So that’s how it happened this time.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAnd the run off eliminates that so it’s not relevant
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYou don’t even need to read the article, its in the headline. None of the republican candidates got 50% of the vote in their primary so the top two will have a run off in May to determine the republican nomination.
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAh I misunderstood. I thought that all candidates had a chance to run again.
Isn’t that statistically impossible? Like there would be 2 candidates so one of them has to get at least 50% of the votes.
Well there were 3 candidates. So that’s how it happened this time.
And the run off eliminates that so it’s not relevant
Run off?
You don’t even need to read the article, its in the headline. None of the republican candidates got 50% of the vote in their primary so the top two will have a run off in May to determine the republican nomination.
Ah I misunderstood. I thought that all candidates had a chance to run again.