[RP TownTalk] does this seem democratic?

[Dwight Holmes]

'It's only 2 cents if they count the money right.' ;-)

Couldn't agree more, Sarah. But imagine if they had 'super electors'.
20% of the state's electors were somehow chosen from on high and could
vote any way they wished.

I guess too i'm thinking maybe there's a chance in hell we could bring
about change in how the parties choose their candidates -- Dems did in
''72 and again afterwards, so no reason it couldn't be changed again.

As for the Electoral College, at least Maryland is in the lead on an
end run: the so-called National Popular Vote initiative. MD and NJ
already have signed into law that -- once an electoral college
majority of states have joined in -- the states electoral votes will
automatically go to the winner of the national popular vote.  A
handful of other state legislatures have passed or are expected to
pass it this session.

On Feb 2, 2008 5:53 PM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com> wrote:
> If we are going to get upset about the lack of a "democratic process"
> - perhaps we can talk about the electoral college as a whole.
>
> Our system is not democratic if you think of democracy reflecting "the
> will of the majority". Al Gore did win the popular vote when he ran,
> but he didn't win in the electoral college.
>
> I think the whole system is broken.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> -Sarah
>

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