11-05-2004, 12:27 AM
Zagatto Wrote:LE... I'd like to agree with you about how close the race is and I would have liked to have seen some last minute miracle where Kerry ended up as president of the United States of America.
Unfortunately, the reality is that 4% is a relatively large seperation in this election. The last election was seperated by 0.5% with the popular vote being against Bush. Even if Ohio had gone to Kerry, the other two states were very likely to have been for Bush.
Let's be gracious about this and accept that the largest common denominator has determined the course of the country for the next four years. This is still a sign that the government works in the way it was set up to run which is by will of the majority.
For those of us that disagree with the way the government is run now is the time to start working out how to convince the rest of the country that our beliefs will lead to a better future for our country.
The race really wasn't all that close. If they scrapped the electoral vote this would have been a HUGE Bush victory. Personally I think they can keep it but need to modify it. California going liberal and giving 52 votes just isn't fair. They need to split it up, along with some other states. Ohio and Florida are both great examples. I think anything over 15 needs to be split. So far it's only small states with like 5 votes that are splitting, and that's pretty much pointless.
Same with Texas as well for the republicans. It's not fair the dems get none of their 30+ votes.