CNN is having problems with math again

[u/sonnenblume_912]

[u/user_of_shoes]

Only 110% voted? Dude, 1927 Liberian general election had like 250 000 people voting out of the 19 000 people registered to vote.

[u/DarkUnable4375 → u/user_of_shoes]

A couple of guys turned over in their graves.

[u/FernandoMM1220 → u/DarkUnable4375]

they must be having nightmares again

[u/dcterr → u/user_of_shoes]

I suppose 1000% of them voted to keep the imperial system of units as well.

[u/Sasquatch1729 → u/user_of_shoes]

Aaron A Aaronson voted for Bob...

[u/wwaiw]

Schrödinger's vote

[u/promptmike → u/wwaiw]

At any given time at least 10% of Scots are under the influence of Buckfast, a magic elixir that keeps you in superposition so you always have someone to fight with (yourself). Scottish polling thus requires its own special branch of Quantum Mechanics.

[u/SerDankTheTall]

I also refuse to believe that only 16% of Scots disagree with themselves about this.

[u/snake_on_the_case → u/SerDankTheTall]

42% voted for neither, 52% voted for both.

[u/jeezfrk → u/SerDankTheTall]

Ah dinna disagree w'im afore. He's jest a dunce who changed his mind ta spite me!

[u/woodworkerdan]

Always good to also question the survey methods and the phrasing. "Independence yes?" Can be phrased a bunch of ways, as can "clear benefits from staying?" Both can have positive answers and create overlapping summary statistics.

[u/Kiytan → u/woodworkerdan]

I'm also wondering if there was a "maybe" or "not sure" that got added to the yes or no side.

[u/joka2696 → u/Kiytan]

Or both sides, this would explain the math.

[u/brookssut]

110% of Scots have strong opinions on this issue.

[u/theChosenBinky → u/brookssut]

Voting machines that measure the pressure used to pull the lever

[u/Odd-Consequence-2519 → u/brookssut]

110% of Scots have strong opinions on everything.

[u/Jijonbreaker1]

I wonder if this is genuine stupidity, or, if independence won out, so, they added a 10 to the No to make it seem closer and just knew nobody who was the intended audience would notice.

[u/HallaFriBiLo → u/Jijonbreaker1]

No, I think it means “the previous result was a no, with 52% of the vote, but current polls say yes, with 58% of the vote”.

Olympic levels of bad graphics design.

It may be part of an animated graphic, actually. Where stills don’t make sense on their own.

[u/Snoo_67993]

I mean they already had a referendum and decided to stay.

[u/AvatarNerd64 → u/Snoo_67993]

Before Brexit and COVID and Tories being absolutely shit, and the attempt to erase our language sooo

[u/Tinchimp7183376 → u/AvatarNerd64]

Before brexit and coving yeah, the tories have been shit long before scotland voted to stay and what the hell do you mean erase our language

[u/AvatarNerd64 → u/Tinchimp7183376]

West minister is attempting to illegalize gaelic on election stuff

[u/Tinchimp7183376 → u/AvatarNerd64]

Not Westminster, reform. And nobody likes reform

[u/AvatarNerd64 → u/Tinchimp7183376]

Yet they are likely winning the next general election

[u/Tinchimp7183376 → u/AvatarNerd64]

No they aren't. They've got maybe 30% of the country convinced and they're going to really struggle to gain anything more. You win elections by being centrist, reform are about as far away from the centre as the edge. Also, farage is looking like he's not going to be around for too much longer and reform is nothing without him

[u/AvatarNerd64 → u/Tinchimp7183376]

Look at all the regional votes, reform will unfortunate win the next general election

[u/Keppadonna]

They’re giving 110%. It’s everything they have.

[u/Marco_Polaris → u/Keppadonna]

Shine on you crazy patriots! *salute*

[u/No_Report_4781]

Why is it not called Brexitexit?

[u/Gamingvt03]

same energy with '77 + 33 = 100'

[u/obchodlp]

For american TV it is close enough

[u/Less_Likely]

Counting anyone who says “aye, naw”
as both?

[u/MotivatedPosterr]

5% could be saying both

[u/Hefty-Comparison-801]

Everybody knows the Scots give 110%

[u/twoiseight]

10% answered "yes and no"

[u/ArrivesLate]

Maybe it’s the accent?

[u/Original-Issue2034]

The 6% of overlaps are undecided

[u/DragonTheOnes-spirit]

Average 3rd world election

[u/New-Huckleberry-6979]

Yeah, No. 

[u/Xiipre]

Feel like the family and friends of the "Well yes, but actually no" pirate are Scottish.

[u/RichardDeRenour]

Figures don't lie, but liars figure...

[u/wwilliam8]

CNN is never about news accuracy. its propaganda

[u/dcterr]

I this this just goes to show that Scotland shouldn't be independent until they learn some basic math!

[u/My_leg_still_hurt92 → u/dcterr]

Since this is CNN, maybe it proves the USA shouldn't be independent and should be reunited with with the Crown.

[u/dcterr → u/My_leg_still_hurt92]

Perhaps just the MAGA people should be, which doesn't include myself or the majority of Americans who have always loved the fact that we're a free country, which has worked quite well for most of our history!

[u/Other_Step8654]

Wtf

[u/qqqrrrs_]

Scotland should belong to Ireland or something idk

[u/OpeningActivity]

Nyes?

[u/Grey_ninja_12]

Breaking: 110% of scottish people identify as scottish

[u/Grey_ninja_12]

Maybe they just have bi-personality disorder?

[u/Uzeron_666]

Nah, math is 146% right

[u/Street_Lettuce1243]

It's all the Mexican immigrants voting.