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To: stribe30 who wrote (127585)	11/8/2000 10:12:09 AM
From: david_langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570744

Scott, it will force them to be more moderate in their policy platform... angering a large chunk of voters at their peril if they get too extreme. I think nothing will get done and there are problems to solve. "Moderate-do-nothing" policies will anger a large portion of the populace that isn't in the middle.

To: stribe30 who wrote (127585)	11/8/2000 11:32:55 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570744

I know I needle you guys on here sometimes, (particularly the Republican conservative-minded voters) but I want to congratulate both the candidates and all of you for showing that this was not a dull election. I can only hope our election has as high a turnout and is as exciting. Thanks also for the most part keeping it civil on here. This election is/was far more important than many thought....its about this country's future and its past...and which way we will go from here. ted

To: stribe30 who wrote (127585)	11/8/2000 1:12:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570744

1) In a complete flip-flop, Gore probably ends up winning the popular vote but may lose the electoral vote.. I wonder if Democrats will be as vocal about the unjustness of it all as the Republicans appeared to be going to do. Will there be an attempt to get electors to change their votes on the "moral ground" that Gore won the POP by the Democrats, as was threatened by the Republicans if the position had been reversed? There is another reason for the Electoral College besides trying to even out the voting power between the larger vs smaller states. But I can't remember the reason...I learned about it in the 8th grade. I will look it up and see what it says. ted Edit. Actually there is no other reason now for the electoral college. Back then, it was deemed necessary because the American electorate was felt not to be quite ready for a democracy. Of course now with more than 200 years of experience, I guess we are about ready to go on our own. LOL So to answer your question, I think we should get rid of the electoral college..the sooner, the better...like today. <g>

To: stribe30 who wrote (127585)	11/8/2000 2:40:19 PM
From: DKR	Respond to of 1570744

Actually voter turnout was not significantly higher than the last election, around 50%. It was higher in some urban areas but not overall. (I like the electoral method, FWIW.)

To: stribe30 who wrote (127585)	11/8/2000 9:06:35 PM
From: SL2	Respond to of 1570744

Stribe30, Enjoyed your post. To your point about "Mandate" to be the president. I'm not picking sides here. If either Mr Gore or Mr Bush becomes president with 48% of the vote, it is still a larger mandate than Bill Clinton received in 1992 and many other past presidents. It's a little like the market, in the short-term the psychology/emotions tends to dominate, longer term the fundamentals prevail.Over the long pull, the Constitutions checks and balances will kick in and do it's job. Only my humble opinion. Cheers, SL2