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Originally posted by troutman@Sep 17 2004, 02:29 PM
Although they are close in the polls in popular vote, Bush still has a big lead in the mystifying Electoral College system. Bush could win the same way as he did vs. Gore; losing the popular vote, but winning the Electoral College. And they call it Democracy.
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Yes, we call it democracy and it's hardly mystifying. I don't live in California, New York, Texas or Ohio. A candidate could win 5 or 6 states overwhelmingly and win the Presidency. That's precisely why we have the electoral college. It's to prevent a small group of populous states from dominating policy decisions and leaving the rest of us out of the process.
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