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To: Claude who wrote (39385)	11/9/2000 7:38:56 PM
From: Math Junkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Claude, were the 15,000 votes invalidated in '96 in one county, or in the whole state? The 19,000 they are talking about now are in just one county, which seems awfully high to me. As for why the difference in the electoral vote and the popular vote is not getting more air play, Americans, at least the educated among us, have always known that this could happen, and so have lived with this possibility all our lives. And in fact it did happen about a hundred years ago. Many people don't like it, so maybe the current problem will eventually lead to a constitutional amendment. I have heard at least one media type mention the popular vote as possibly giving the Democrats the moral justification for pursuing the challenges to the Florida vote, although I don't happen to agree with that argument.

To: Claude who wrote (39385)	11/9/2000 11:59:54 PM
From: Gary Burton	Respond to of 70976

Claude--As you know, in Quebec, the Separatists lose the popular vote and retain the Gov't due to the same skewed balance as the Electoral College in the US. What happened to Gore is exactly the thing that happened to the Liberal challenger in the last Quebec election--and nobody complained at all.

To: Claude who wrote (39385)	11/10/2000 10:33:09 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

I used to believe the Electoral College should be done away with, until I looked at the facts. A President could conceivably win carrying only CA, NY, TX, and FL. Do we want our politicians leaving out the majority of the country and pandering to Hollywood types or simply addressing the needs where the population is most dense? They would NEVER need to step foot in places like Iowa, or Kansas, and would basically leave out the people who feed not only us but the world. I do not like this scenario and believe this is another example of how the founding fathers set up a system for the ages. Let's not tamper with it. BK