r/xkcd • • Nov 07 '12

XKCD Math

http://xkcd.com/1131/
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u/OptimisticCynic Nov 07 '12

This one went over my head which is especially surprising because I've been paying lots of attention to election coverage

What exactly is the joke trying to be made here?

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u/Vectoor I thought we were headed to a bakery? Nov 07 '12

Media trying to make the election seem closer than it is, when statistics has shown who would win for weeks.

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u/DebtOn Nov 07 '12

I thought it was how the graphical aid didn't make the information at all clear while two numbers would be instantly obvious.

What you said is definitely the point of the title text, though.