The Election Process: Reforming the System

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The Election Process: Reforming the System

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The 2000 election has raised the issue of whether the electoral college should be abandoned. Established with the founding of the nation, it was created to blunt the effect of a candidate or party from gaining power merely by winning densly populated areas. Hillary Clinton has proposed that the electoral college should be abandoned, with whoever wins a popular vote winning the election. This and other alternative ways of selecting leads can be discussed in this forum. We all know the system is imperfect, so let's discuss ways to improve it.

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4	You are wise. Ludwig von is very cool. (and few people know what we are talkin	Ben Wa	-	11/20/2000
3	News Flash On what The future holds! The following information will expose	dvdw©	-	11/20/2000
2	Alternative ways of voting include what is called the Borda Count and "appr	Ben Wa	-	11/18/2000
1	discover.com The above is a link to an article on Discover Magazine's websi	Ben Wa	-	11/18/2000

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