rojo wrote:
Currently Simpson leads 54 % to 46%.
The campaign is working. Now Simpson only 51%-49%. I expect to wake up tomorrow and find Samuelson the winner 51%-49%.
I don't know why this bothers people. I think it's pretty clear both are in the top-4 American women of all-time. Who the best is is simply a matter of opinion. It's like arguing who the best basketball player ever was, Jordan, James, Chamberlain, Bird, Johnson, Russell, Jabbar, etc. An argument can be made for all of them.
The "March Madness" format is always exciting but it also produces upsets. That's the nature of the beast. I wonder how the results would have turned out in a "Football poll" format. Have the voters rank the nominated women in order 1 to 16, then assign points to each (16 points for a first place vote, 15 for points for second place, ... 1 point for 16th place).