electoral college

Us bloggers, myself included, like to encourage each other to vote. We're always piping, "your vote counts." It's nice to think we're important; that when we cast our ballots, we've made a difference. Well, turns out that's totally and utterly false. Your vote really doesn't matter, and the math proves it.  Read More »

I've been hearing a lot about how my vote is important (not just mine, but the vote of the youth in general). It's gotten a lot louder as of late, as there were a couple of booths on campus where they were trying to get everyone to register to vote. They seem to have done pretty well too, which is good for them. And I'm a big believer in the fact that we (as a people, especially the college-student demographic) need to vote to get our voices heard. And I'm not the only one to think this. Which is why my question today could end up raising some eyebrows.

Quite simply... does my vote really matter?  Read More »

Let’s say that Obama runs a great race and gets a great number of people to vote for him. Let’s also say he wins the popular vote but loses the election based on the way we vote in this country. I can see angry people with fist of rage rioting in the streets  Read More »

So, my history class the other day featured a discussion of the "Reverend Wright Controversy" and the current election, in which it came up that I, a self-described left-winger, didn't like either of the frontrunner Democrats. After class, I spent a while talking to my history teacher about American politics. The following points came up:  Read More »

I never thought I'd be one to rant or take my angers out on a computer keyboard, but this has bothered me since I discovered the true nature of politics. I detest the electoral college.  Read More »

Recently, I have been thinking about our electoral college system…and how I really don’t like it. I understand why it was set up originally, but a lot has changed in the last 200 years, and now it doesn’t make any sense at all!  Read More »