Do you relize that electoral votes override the population vote when it comes to president elections. When Gore and Bush were running. Gore won with the people but Bush had more elctoral votes so he won. Isn't that completely unfair?!
2006-09-23 08:30:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I think the electoral college should be tossed out. I agree that it should be up to the people to decide. However, what I think is worse is that in order to win the electoral college you have to win a majority of the votes. Perhaps this is the reason that only two political parties ever have a chance of winning. Now that is completely unfair! Too many segments of the American public go unrepresented because of this.
2006-09-23 10:11:46 · answer #1 · answered by Shaqfan11 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The elimination of the electoral system is argued constantly. In this case it worked out for the best (Bush won) but it may well be unfair, It was set up so that people in sparsely populated states (like, now, Montana and Wyoming) have a strong vote. True, it may not be fair, but it's not something of which people are unaware.
2006-09-23 08:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is not completely unfair, but it does need to be reformed. I support (weak as that support seems since I don't vote any more) the idea of a constitutional amendment to replace the electoral college with a direct popular vote.
2006-09-23 11:36:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has worked this way in this country from the beginning. Maybe it's time to eliminate the electoral college. Now that we have real-time information, there probably is no need for this process, but it will take a constitutional amendment to change it.
2006-09-23 08:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by wildraft1 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
pshh Dang i'm hoping no longer. wat is this international coming to? i'm no longer racist although that is purely too early to have somebody of that descent working the rustic after 9-11. i become there. i do no longer want it to take place back. yet particular, if he wins he often is the 1st black president. that's the two a black president or a woman president. you chosen.
2016-10-17 12:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I knew that. As a matter of a fact, the first time I saw it happened I said, "What the hell is this crap!"
Anyway, reguardless of which candidate wins it's always the American people, who usually end up losing in the end!
2006-09-23 08:42:43 · answer #6 · answered by JSalakar 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
thats the way the system is set up sorry
talk to the electoral college
2006-09-23 09:08:59 · answer #7 · answered by tanner_1122 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do agree that it isnt right. But in this case i am compelled to not care because bush was the lesser of 2 evils.
2006-09-23 08:35:17 · answer #8 · answered by plainofexistance 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
it wasn't the first time and those are the rules. it only happens in very close elections.
2006-09-23 08:45:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Please also refer to Resolved Questions; this is a regularly asked question here @ Yahoo Answers & there have been many responses put forth, including mine.
;-)
2006-09-23 11:45:08 · answer #10 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋