Posted by Dinah on November 8, 2006, at 18:27:27
Or at least I think it's cold.
Who wants to do away with the electoral college? It was a fine institution in its day, but isn't it somewhat anachronistic in today's electronic media rich environment?
One man (or person if you prefer), one vote, seems so much more equitable than the current situation which appears to effectively marginalize so many voters. Once the primaries are over, they can pretty much forget those states that traditionally vote one way or another, they're likely to ignore the small states with small numbers of electoral college votes, and all the attention ends up focused on the voters of a few states like Ohio and Florida.
Although come to think of it, it also spares a large number of people a large number of campaign advertisements and phone calls.
But still...
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