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8/24 The only practical way to eliminate the electoral college system in the U.S. is for a candidate to win the Presidency while losing the popular vote by 5-10%, and then having the U.S. go to shit. This may, and I stress "may", generate enough support for changing to a popular-vote system. \_ Interestingly the support is already there, at least in the 1992 and 1968 polls (check http://Wikipedia.com). Its just that you need so much support to pass a constitutional amendment that its not practical. I find it very ironic that the attempt at an amendment to abolish it in 1989 passed the house easily but (of course) failed in the Senate, where all states have equal representation. I'm not even sure if the scenario you describe would bring enough support from the Senate and 3/4s of the states, but maybe. There's always a Constitutional Convention, but given the dangerous nature of such a thing I doubt that will ever happen either. \_ With a 5% difference, the President will have an expectedly hard time claiming a mandate. With a "small" difference, like 0.5% in 2000, people will also say "no mandate", but will be overwhelmed by others saying "this goes to show that the system works". |
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