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Originally Posted by Moonliner
Now that you bring it up... The electoral college is a bit of an anachronism. Don't you think we would be better off without it?
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The only way it will be gotten rid of is if the very States it protects(the small ones) all of the sudden decide they don't need that protection anymore.
Back in 2002 there was a bit of a push to start the process, thru State iniatives, to weaken the electoral system with the end goal eventual elimination. Most Dems, reeling from Florida 2000, and many Republicans from the bigger states were for its elimination.
Democrat Bill Richardson((the only Dem running that I would happily cast my vote for)) fought against it......and won.
Richardson, using the formula of cutting taxes to ballance the budget has done just that in New Mexico.
I won't have a say in who becomes the Democrats eventual nominee.....but I can tell you one thing; Fiscal Conservative Republicans are pretty fed up with their leadership right now and would love to come over to the dark side and vote for this guy.....Dems would Win back the White House if they nominated him.