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To: kvkkc1 who wrote (74379)11/14/2000 2:27:30 PM
From: Mr. Whist  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
I agree. Small states -- regardless of whether Dem or GOP --will not favor eliminating Electoral College. Even Daschle said as much the other day on C-Span. Having said that ... if, four years from now, this election repeats itself, and the popular vote winner loses again, then all hell is going to break loose.

Re: your not having much faith in polls: You should have been listening more to what I was saying regarding the polls and put less stock in Limbo's Portrait of America and Battleground polls. Polls are just like mutual funds: Past success does not guarantee future earnings. Anyone could see that P of A's sampling tactics excluded a large number of Americans because of their focus on "those likely to vote."



To: kvkkc1 who wrote (74379)11/14/2000 2:33:17 PM
From: Lost in New York  Respond to of 769667
 
35% looks like enough to defeat any challenge to the electoral college.

2% - 3% of the US population can defeat a Constitutional amendment. Basically one half of the population in the least populous states can say no. Of course this is dependant on exactly how states ratify amendments. In the case of eliminating the Electoral College, the least populous states would obviously be the ones to not ratify since it's their political power being taken away.

IMHO


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