Date: 29 Jul 2003 16:05:53 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Hi,new here and need opinions.
Someone who looks an awful lot like 'nuther Bob <yetanotherphonyaddressnopsamacereally.com> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:12:55 -0000, davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: >>Please...don't tell me that in this group, of all places, a >>discussion on what the electoral college is and how it works would >>be needed. Don't like it? Get it changed. > Or some would say, a discussion about how it _doesn't_ work. Ever > since I learned about this is grade school I've thought it was > incorrect. The last election only highlights the issues. Agreed, the system is broken. If it's going to be used at all, then the delegates should be selected based on the vote in their own district. Personally, I think the whole system is an anacrhronism and should go. > The Democrats and Republicans - have too much of a vested interest > in it for it to ever change. It would have to be some kind of > massive citizens movement... and it would have to be massive to > overcome Congressional Opposition. It will never happen. Some states already have started working towards it - not being an "all or none" is a reasonable first step, gets things going in the right direction, and gets rid of the most glaring flaw in that system. Fact is, however, as long as it's the law of the land, campaigns will be run accordingly, strategies will be made based on it, and so on. If the electoral college was more representative, or didn't exist at all for the last election, well, who knows. Campaigning strategies would have likely been very different. I think it's impossible to guess how or if it would have changed the outcome. Dave Hinz
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