Re: Gore Should Be Ahead Re: IT AIN'T OVER YET Re: And so it ends.....

[Pat10355]

I had been thinking that the electoral college is an artifact of an earlier 
era that no longer serves any purpose. But I am seeing some arguments that 
make me think twice ...

First, without an electoral college, presidential candidates can safely 
ignore 75% of the nation and campaign only for votes from California, New 
York, Florida, Texas, Illinois and a few others. A sparsely populated, or 
even modestly populated, state won't even get the minimal attention it does 
now. They become irrelevant. I don't think that's healthy for democracy or 
voter apathy.

Second, the US is one people, but also a collection of states. The electoral 
college means a president is elected by all the people of all the states, 
which is not a bad thing.

Just some things to think about.

Patrick