noproblems - because of the electoral college method (and the tv reporting the night of the election), the popular vote really isn't an accurate guide to the general will in such close situations. i live in texas, the outcome of voting in this state was a given, frankly it was pointless for me to go vote. not only that, but imagine a bush supporter in the west sees the networks give florida to gore immediately after the close of polls there. at that point bush people figured it would be almost impossible to win the election, so maybe, disheartened, they didn't vote. given that this would be an expected outcome of the circumstance of the last presidential election, its easy to see how the popular vote is not an accurate measure.