Is it time to scrap the Electoral College? - Decision '08- msnbc.com
I would love to have us change to a system of popular vote for the President, and I'm shocked that it didn't happen after the 2000 election. If the popular vote determined the presidency, Al Gore would have been the President, receiving over a 1/2 million votes than George W. Bush.
Unfortunately, there are many interests in the nation that benefit from the Electoral College: small states, rural voters, and the Republican Party.
The biggest problem, in my opinion, is that presidential elections only happen every four years, and people forget about the issue as more urgent matters deserve the government's attention. But, taking a chance on a someone becoming president that doesn't have the support of a majority of the voters is a big problem.
I wish there were more pressure on our government to change the Electoral College.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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