Look at the statistics, and you see the problem with democratic voting. Obama wins 53% of the popular vote, but receives 67.5% of the electoral college votes. I don't mind the outcome, but I sure wish that the percentages were a bit closer.Agreed. I think that such a disparity is less important in a presidential election when the people essentially elect a one-person majority. So long as they score a majority of votes, the larger share of the electoral vote is rendered irrelevant. But it's still a problem. The electoral college is so bizarre.
The 1924 U.S. presidential election is similar. Calvin Coolidge won with a 54% plurality and 382 electoral college votes.
But nothing compares with the Kennedy election of 1960 where the popular votes were tenths of a percent apart, but the electoral college split 303-219.
Of course, I'm more concerned with fixing Canada's system. In some ways, even more bizarre.
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And to turn the other crank, did you look at the referenda? Knew that the anti-gay marriage plebecites were occurring, but what about the ones to end affirmative action? Cripes! I know they're our neighbours, but sometimes they really creep me out.
Still wanna give our feudal island society a shot, Nick?
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