The Electoral system
 

rw wrote:

The Constitution is
a living document.


well...so far. but you gotta admit it's gasping, choking, and suffering
seizures. ...and, i'm afraid the next round of proposed amendments, if
added, will serve to infect it with a disease from which it and we may
never recover. i prefer we avoid all further amendments.

The Electoral system
 

rw wrote:

The Constitution is
a living document.


well...so far. but you gotta admit it's gasping, choking, and suffering
seizures. ...and, i'm afraid the next round of proposed amendments, if
added, will serve to infect it with a disease from which it and we may
never recover. i prefer we avoid all further amendments.

The Electoral system
 

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:40:42 -0700, rw
wrote:

In the 2000 election Gore won the popular vote by about 500,000 votes,
but lost the election to Bush by the Electoral vote count.

In the 2004 election Bush won the popular vote by about 3,500,000 votes,
but if Kerry had gotten about 140,000 more votes in Ohio he would now be
the President-elect by virtue of a majority of Electoral votes.

Isn't it time to reform this stupid, broken system?

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at least
some showing here.
--
Charlie...
http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/cchoc/

The Electoral system
 

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:40:42 -0700, rw
wrote:

In the 2000 election Gore won the popular vote by about 500,000 votes,
but lost the election to Bush by the Electoral vote count.

In the 2004 election Bush won the popular vote by about 3,500,000 votes,
but if Kerry had gotten about 140,000 more votes in Ohio he would now be
the President-elect by virtue of a majority of Electoral votes.

Isn't it time to reform this stupid, broken system?

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at least
some showing here.
--
Charlie...
http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/cchoc/

The Electoral system
 

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 09:40:42 -0700, rw
wrote:

In the 2000 election Gore won the popular vote by about 500,000 votes,
but lost the election to Bush by the Electoral vote count.

In the 2004 election Bush won the popular vote by about 3,500,000 votes,
but if Kerry had gotten about 140,000 more votes in Ohio he would now be
the President-elect by virtue of a majority of Electoral votes.

Isn't it time to reform this stupid, broken system?

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at least
some showing here.
--
Charlie...
http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/cchoc/

The Electoral system
 

From: Charlie Choc

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at
least
some showing here.

It seems to me that the candidates would make many appearances in the major
population centers, and few, if any, elsewhere. A handful of major urban areas
would decide the pesidency. I say leave the electoral college alone, but
improve and standardize the voting system to insure fairness and eliminate
controversy.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

The Electoral system
 

From: Charlie Choc

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at
least
some showing here.

It seems to me that the candidates would make many appearances in the major
population centers, and few, if any, elsewhere. A handful of major urban areas
would decide the pesidency. I say leave the electoral college alone, but
improve and standardize the voting system to insure fairness and eliminate
controversy.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

The Electoral system
 

From: Charlie Choc

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at
least
some showing here.

It seems to me that the candidates would make many appearances in the major
population centers, and few, if any, elsewhere. A handful of major urban areas
would decide the pesidency. I say leave the electoral college alone, but
improve and standardize the voting system to insure fairness and eliminate
controversy.


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

The Electoral system
 

On 07 Nov 2004 22:55:45 GMT, ojunk (George Adams) wrote:

From: Charlie Choc

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at
least
some showing here.

It seems to me that the candidates would make many appearances in the major
population centers, and few, if any, elsewhere.

They do that now, but mostly just for fund raisers.

A handful of major urban areas
would decide the pesidency.

Actually, they majority of voters would decide it regardless of where they
lived. The presidency is a national office, the states already have senators
and congressmen to advance their specific agendas.
--
Charlie...
http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/cchoc/

The Electoral system
 

On 07 Nov 2004 22:55:45 GMT, ojunk (George Adams) wrote:

From: Charlie Choc

It would be interesting to see how campaign tactics would change, not being
able to focus on just "battleground" states. I don't recall seeing even one
presidential ad, but I don't watch a lot of TV so there probably were at
least
some showing here.

It seems to me that the candidates would make many appearances in the major
population centers, and few, if any, elsewhere.

They do that now, but mostly just for fund raisers.

A handful of major urban areas
would decide the pesidency.

Actually, they majority of voters would decide it regardless of where they
lived. The presidency is a national office, the states already have senators
and congressmen to advance their specific agendas.
--
Charlie...
http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/c/cchoc/