tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post8061943832765312321..comments2024-03-28T21:28:11.465+00:00Comments on nourishing obscurity: [u.s. presidential elections] how they workJames Highamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-949453977664464222008-01-31T16:17:00.000+00:002008-01-31T16:17:00.000+00:00Thanks, people.Thanks, people.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-38964055632026848092008-01-31T01:26:00.000+00:002008-01-31T01:26:00.000+00:00"The Republican Party uses a winner-take-all syste..."The Republican Party uses a winner-take-all system in which the delegate or candidate with the most votes in a state's primary or caucus wins the right to be represented by ALL of the party's delegates at the national convention."<BR/><BR/>Not sure where you are going with this, some states use a winner-take-all, some dont'; it's not the party that does it.<BR/><BR/>Florida is winner take all, but South Carolina was not (republican), its a state issue.<BR/><BR/>Popular vote; the Electoral college was made so that urban communities could not outvote the 'people'. As would happen today, major cities would make the rest of the country superfluous to the nomination.<BR/><BR/>W did not if fact win by ONE electoral vote. He got 1 more than the majority, but he beat Kerry by more than 1. :)<BR/><BR/>(anon #2 has the electoral college up-to-date better than i said)<BR/><BR/>Lots of missteps here, but all minor :) very good work James!Lord Nazhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251537214808629536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-66047827177209953592008-01-31T00:04:00.000+00:002008-01-31T00:04:00.000+00:00I think that all you need to mention is the need f...I think that all you need to mention is the need for large amounts of dough just to play.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-29110899061586539792008-01-30T21:57:00.000+00:002008-01-30T21:57:00.000+00:00Yes, very informative and clear. I never did unde...Yes, very informative and clear. I never did understand the system over there.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-38223867779380863452008-01-30T20:11:00.000+00:002008-01-30T20:11:00.000+00:00You forgot to mention missing ballots and brother...You forgot to mention missing ballots and brothers in high places.<BR/><BR/>Great post James. That must have been a lot of work.UBERMOUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428848028109037855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-60949063763339814552008-01-30T14:57:00.000+00:002008-01-30T14:57:00.000+00:00Couple of points:- Some R primaries are winner-tak...Couple of points:<BR/>- Some R primaries are winner-takes all, others are by congressional district<BR/>- The presidential electoral college reflects the fact that the US is a federation of States; originally State legislatures appointed the people who would choose the federal president; now they are chosen by election, but the president is still chosen by the states rather than the people (This is something the smaller states have always insisted on, so that a handful of big states cannot just cut them out)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-2627840650133757592008-01-30T10:00:00.000+00:002008-01-30T10:00:00.000+00:00C'yaC'yaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-14327004516707049112008-01-30T09:34:00.000+00:002008-01-30T09:34:00.000+00:00James I'd add one thing that the Republican primar...James I'd add one thing that the Republican primary is winner takes all- so McCain will get all the Florida delegates to the convention. Whereas the Democratic one is proportional to the votes cast so Hillary say in New Hampshire only got half the delegates.Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.com