Re: We the people?


"J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Rod & Betty Jo wrote:

It may be antiquated (is that a bad thing?) but broken? When was the
last time that the most popular candidate did not come out on top?

2000. And from the looks of things it may be shaping up that way in
the Democratic primaries as well.

Note, I voted for Bush, so don't accuse me of "sour grapes".
--John

The context and intent was primaries and the primary process......Speaking
of 2000 though, I never expected in my lifetime to see a "electoral college"
victory...a nifty example of state rights trumping a federal monolith. I
never expected to have a volcano blow (MT St. Helen) 50 miles away
either...life has such cool surprises<G>....Rod


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