31.   All of the states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis except for Nebraska and Maine, which allocate them proportionally.

32.   Bush lost the popular vote but narrowly won the electoral vote.

33.   Bush won the election by one electoral vote, with the immutable help of the U.S. Supreme Court, which effectively stopped efforts to recount disputed ballots in Florida.

34.   But all of the state award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, with the exception of Maine and Nebraska, which provide proportional votes.

35.   But Bush advisers dismiss Buchanan as little more than a sideshow who could move some popular votes but probably not impact electoral votes.

36.   But even if the Democrats had lost there, John Kennedy still would have won with nine electoral votes to spare.

37.   But he failed to carry a single state, ending up with no electoral votes.

38.   But his tactical judgment is wrong, especially given his big electoral vote.

39.   But Kentucky, with eight electoral votes, remains an important state for Democratic presidential contenders.