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To: TimF who wrote (127613)	11/8/2000 1:39:57 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1570819

I believe it was that the popular vote wasn't completely trusted and the writers of the constitution thought that the electors could vote for someone else if the people had made a really stupid choice. Tim, That's right...I looked it up and then edited my original post. At the time, Americans had little experience with democracy so they provided a back up.....to ensure a smooth transition from British rule to home rule. ted BTW the markets are not happy with the lack of results in the presidential election...both markets are down as I type this.