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Electoral College Is Democratic, Not democratic

michigander4 Wrote: Nov 15, 2012 3:17 PM

And, lancer50 is right. A dem administration certainly won't do anything to correct it. Do you actually believe a justice department headed up by Eric Holder will ride into Chicago on a white horse and clean up the corruption? LMAO

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Electoral College Is Democratic, Not democratic

In 2000, conservatives were obligated to explain why they supported preservation of the Electoral College even though it produced a victory for their candidate, George W. Bush. In coming elections, their devotion may face a sterner test: Will they favor it if Democrats win the White House even when Republicans carry the popular vote?

Mitt Romney managed to avoid that problem by coming up short across the board. But while Republicans have noticed that the voting public is changing in ways that don't help the GOP, they may not have noticed that the electoral map has also shifted to their clear disadvantage.

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