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Subject:	Re: Can any third party candidate do it? (was Re: Can Harry Browne do it?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 7 Nov 2000 06:20:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Shiri Dori writes: > Of course, he won't get even one Electoral College vote this time around. A trivia point: The first woman to get an Electoral College vote... was no Geraldine Ferraro! It was a Libertarian, several elections earlier. Of course, after that electoral college voter voted his conscience, the laws of his state were tightened (and rightly so, actually) to more closely bind votes to the popular outcome. (although winner take all isn't such a great system, I'd rather see a direct popular election) The history of why we have an Electoral College is fascinating. As with so many things in our constitution, it was a compromise to ensure small state support for ratification. ++Lar

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		Re: Can any third party candidate do it? (was Re: Can Harry Browne do it?)
(...) Me too. Elections are complex enough as is, no need to make it more confusing for the people with indirect voting. What you get is in fact not people's wishes. (...) Yep. I've actually spent the past few weeks learning about that. I'm pretty (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Can any third party candidate do it? (was Re: Can Harry Browne do it?)
Hi Todd- A vote is never wasted, IMHO. Personally, if I could, I'd vote for Nader. In MA, that is. In a swing state, no (anything to keep Bush from becoming president...). Then again; I'm not a US citizen, nor over 18. Oh well. It seems to me that (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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