Saturday, October 23, 2004
(9:50 AM) | Adam Kotsko:
Electoral College: Benefits and Drawbacks
I know that looking at the electoral vote website and really, really hoping that some particular state goes to Kerry is not the same as "actually doing something." But do you think it's bad that every time Florida seems to be swinging toward Kerry, I mentally subtract the electoral votes from Florida and look for other states that might fill the gap, assuming that Florida's votes will be stolen by the Bush team no matter which way they actually go? Not just that I'm thinking it, but that I'm actually rather sanguine about it, as though it's natural and acceptable that that will happen?They used to talk about the need to inculcate a culture of democracy in former communist countries -- I think I need some of that inculcation right here in America.
