If presidential elections were decided by popular vote instead of the Electoral College, Al Gore would have been elected president in 2000. How we choose a president profoundly impacts how campaigns are run, the importance of swing states and an election’s outcome. It’s certainly no surprise that the Electoral College vs. popular vote controversy has sparked considerable debate. As the issue surfaces heading into November, is it time to graduate from the Founding Father's Electoral College concept, or are popularity contests no way to choose a president?
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The Electoral College Grants Stability and Certainty in Elections
- From Tara Ross
By Tara Ross - Author/Legal Writer
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Another bogus argument.
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"Do Americans really want a presidential election system that could result in hotly contested recounts once every several elections ?" Unquote
This is entirely speculative.
A country like France had 6 presidential elections since their present Constitution was enacted. At least 3 of the 6 were very close races by the standard of American popular vote differential.
When was a recount ordered ?
And when was the authority of the President of France weakened by the close margin of popular votes by which he was elected ?
Have you ever watched an election night in France when at 08.00 pm SHARP, all TV channels declare the next President, even when the difference between the 2 candidates in the run-off is less than 1% ?
That is certainty and gives ample legitimacy.
- Views from Singapore October 13, 2008 7:03PM
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