Monday, November 03, 2008

Is It Time for the Electoral College To Go?

If we can come up with High Definition television, we ought to be able to come up with a system to TRULY make a one-voter, one-vote system.  We aren't, after all, running ballots around by the pony express these days.

The Absurdity of the Electoral College

Sarah Cowan: "This system, along with the winner-take-all practice used to allocate most states' electoral votes, creates the potential for an absurd outcome. In the unlikely event that all 213 million eligible voters cast ballots, either John McCain or Barack Obama could win enough states to capture the White House with only 47.8 million strategically located votes. The presidency could be won with just [...]

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