2006-11-15 04:58:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
people might have thought giving a chance to a mentally disordered person would not affect their country's growth much............
2006-11-15 05:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Presidential Elections
The President of the United States is elected by the Electoral College and not directly by the population. Each state is assigned electoral votes based on the number of senators and representatives that state has in Congress. Each state has two Senators. The number of representatives is determined by the states population but is never less then 1. Thus small states with a small population are overly represented in the Electoral College. One candidate wins all of the electoral votes in a state.
When does the electoral college meet?
The Electoral College meets on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. Their votes are then counted again in the presence of Joint Meeting of Congress sixth day of January to certify the returns. The candidate that wins over 50% of the electoral votes becomes President of the United States.
What if no one wins the Majority of electoral votes?
In the case that no candidate wins the majority of electoral votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives votes by state. Thus every state in the House of Representative gets one vote.
2006-11-15 13:10:41 · answer #2 · answered by Jadis 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I voted for Bush in 2000 because I wanted he and not Al Gore to appoint Supreme Court Justices. I didn't vote at all in 2004, but I'd be willing to bet that a very large percentage of the people who did vote for Bush in '04 did so for the same kind of reason as mine in '00: they wanted Bush and not John Kerry to appoint SC Justices.
2006-11-15 13:08:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because Kerry had absolutely no position on any issue. I am an Ohio voter who could not find a single reason to vote for anyone other than George Bush.
2006-11-15 13:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by marleyfu 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
He wasn't, the first time. And the second time, well...people (including myself) could see themselves having a beer with Bush, before they could see themselves doing that with Kerry!
2006-11-15 13:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Country had a bad acid trip.
Tired of a booming economy, relative peace with the world, and a protected environment, the country decided to move in a new direction.
2006-11-15 13:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by capu 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I guess some Americans wanted to know what it would be like to be ruled by a Bush, a Dick, and a Colin.
2006-11-15 13:02:12 · answer #7 · answered by tangerine 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Let's see:
The rich people who are getting the tax breaks, and the dumb hillbillies who want their guns (even tho Bush does NOTHING for them).
That's how he got elected. Ignorance.
2006-11-15 13:04:10 · answer #8 · answered by Greg S 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
My, My, My!!! How short people's memories are!!! Don't you remember, that Bush was NOT elected??? No, he was SELECTED, by the Supreme Court!!! What are you, a Republican, or something??? LOL!!!
Doc
2006-11-15 13:04:57 · answer #9 · answered by Arbuckle Doc 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
People were tired of corrupt Dems after 8 years of hell. And they wanted a change, and the chance to have a president that had balls, but didn't have them fondled by interns.
2006-11-15 13:02:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋