tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post2337702305205155232..comments2024-01-03T15:30:05.586-05:00Comments on Home in the railroad earth: My Vote Hasn't Countedsteve on the slow trainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-56717295668648870192008-09-22T21:58:00.000-04:002008-09-22T21:58:00.000-04:00Karen--Thank you. I've been meaning to do a post ...Karen--Thank you. I've been meaning to do a post on why I dropped out of graduate school back in '79. While I'm pretty good expressing myself in writing, I'm less able lecture competently. I'm beginning to think I should have stuck it out and taught history. The trouble was that most schools were cutting back on history in those days, so I would have had a really difficult time getting a job.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-39987654332401200982008-09-22T10:45:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:45:00.000-04:00Steve, ever consider becoming a professor? You've ...Steve, ever consider becoming a professor? You've got a knack for clarifying the trickiest issues, K.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-83465424277568930632008-09-17T12:58:00.000-04:002008-09-17T12:58:00.000-04:00Ropi--I suspect some of these old grievances are s...Ropi--I suspect some of these old grievances are stronger in the New World than the Old. The Swede-Norwegian rivalry is big in Iowa and Minnesota--maybe more so than in Sweden and Norway. <BR/><BR/>Gerry--It's clear that the Electoral College was set up by people who distrusted democracy. It needs to be reformed or eliminated. That won't happen unless we can get Congress and three-fourths of the state legislatures to go along.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-5397108547451210402008-09-14T08:35:00.000-04:002008-09-14T08:35:00.000-04:00The Electoral college is anti-democracy and always...The Electoral college is anti-democracy and always has been. The vox populi has never once been heard in our nation when it comes to presidential elections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-52107862820718599472008-09-14T03:06:00.000-04:002008-09-14T03:06:00.000-04:00I am flattered by your daughter. Hungary was also ...I am flattered by your daughter. Hungary was also dominated by the Turks and we don't make fuss of it. Moreover Turks and Hungarians has extremely good relations now.Ropihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214991557644729165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-82105624255096343322008-09-12T23:48:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:48:00.000-04:00Charles-My daughter Anne asked me what a bugabear ...Charles-My daughter Anne asked me what a bugabear was. I said it was the same as a hobgoblin. The Electoral College, at least the way it's set up now, certainly is one or the other.<BR/><BR/>Merelyme--I thought Merelyme was your name, and figured it rhymed with "Scare a Mime." I gave myself a figurative dope-slap when I visited your blog and saw it was "Merely Me." I'm glad you're voting for Obama's slate of electors.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-44860781067171078822008-09-12T20:39:00.000-04:002008-09-12T20:39:00.000-04:00You have explained this so well. I will be voting...You have explained this so well. I will be voting...for Obama.Synchronicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631238942909923311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-45277136850745543352008-09-12T11:54:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:54:00.000-04:00The electorial college has always been a bugabear ...The electorial college has always been a bugabear for me as well.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-45062902097457853872008-09-12T02:02:00.000-04:002008-09-12T02:02:00.000-04:00Lisa--The Founders were really suspicious of democ...Lisa--The Founders were really suspicious of democracy. Initially the presidential electors were chosen by state legislators. Curtis Gans has made some very good arguments for keeping it--direct election would result in candidates concentrating only in major metro areas. Personally, I like his idea, which I can't find on the Internet now, of the two electors per state bonus for winning the popular vote nationwide. That way it would be virtually impossible for someone to win the presidency with less than a plurality of the popular vote.<BR/><BR/>Tea--Thank you. Of course, in congressional and legislative elections, every vote really does count.steve on the slow trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257811143869341854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-87503165098543213592008-09-11T19:38:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:38:00.000-04:00You have the best explanation for this than anyone...You have the best explanation for this than anyone else who I've spoken to. I am sending this to my daughter. This is so basic and too the point. . .Tea N. Crumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399889311375477109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12159522.post-65711683250959033092008-09-11T13:38:00.000-04:002008-09-11T13:38:00.000-04:00As I understand it, the Electoral process was inst...As I understand it, the Electoral process was instituted because it was impractical to go with a popular vote, due to logistics, etc. Is there any real reason that we need to continue with this system? Now that voting is a pretty simple matter, have we tried to do away with the Electoral College? I'll admit, I'm woefully uninformed about this.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.com