<<Why are so many Democrats now in favor of abolishing the popular vs. electoral college vote now than before the election - when it was assumed that Bush might win the popular and lose the electoral college? Uh, Bush and Gore knew the rules and theoretically campaigned based on them - football teams don't start saying that scoring should be different when they outgain the other team in yardage and lose.>> <ObQBReference> There was a lot more grousing about the ladder play at NAQT *after* Chicago went into the finals this year with a one-game advantage despite having the worse record both overall and head-to-head. </ObQBRef> No one likes to be on the short end of the stick; I will freely admit that it may sound like "sour grapes" to some. I don't like the idea, though, of an election with such important ramifications being determined by something of this nature (it has the same ring as the Gardner-Karelin match at the Olympics being decided by a coin flip). In any case, though, as I said earlier, I think the call to abolish the Electoral College--whether that is a good idea or not--will go up, **regardless of who wins the election.** [I'm not saying I think it's a good idea--I'm honestly not sure--I'm just saying that it's probably going to happen.] --STI
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