Comments on: From Commentary » An Unlikely, But Frightening, Scenario http://frjody.com/2008/11/from-commentary-%c2%bb-an-unlikely-but-frightening-scenario/ Musings of an Anglican/Episcopal Priest Fri, 18 May 2012 15:39:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jody+ http://frjody.com/2008/11/from-commentary-%c2%bb-an-unlikely-but-frightening-scenario/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Jody+ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:12:18 +0000 http://frjody.com/?p=1382#comment-327 The electoral college isn't useful until it is ;-). As I mentioned to you earlier, I was just thankful to not have courts or lawyers involved. We've had enough of that for a long time. The electoral college isn’t useful until it is ;-) . As I mentioned to you earlier, I was just thankful to not have courts or lawyers involved. We’ve had enough of that for a long time.

]]> By: Adam http://frjody.com/2008/11/from-commentary-%c2%bb-an-unlikely-but-frightening-scenario/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Adam Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:58:54 +0000 http://frjody.com/?p=1382#comment-326 Of course we've discussed the electoral college before. I personally think that its usefulness is often overestimated, and yet I will admit that I'm tentative on that point. However, I do think that allotting the votes by congressional district (as Nebraska and Maine? already do), with the state winner getting the two votes corresponding to the Senators, would be an elegant compromise. I don't think that we'll see any reform of our current system without a major crisis on the level of the hypothetical mentioned in this article, which would unfortunately result in an overreaction, I'm afraid. It was nice to have a projected winner before Tuesday was over, though it might not have been so nice for folks in Alaska who were still voting when the race was declared. Of course we’ve discussed the electoral college before. I personally think that its usefulness is often overestimated, and yet I will admit that I’m tentative on that point. However, I do think that allotting the votes by congressional district (as Nebraska and Maine? already do), with the state winner getting the two votes corresponding to the Senators, would be an elegant compromise. I don’t think that we’ll see any reform of our current system without a major crisis on the level of the hypothetical mentioned in this article, which would unfortunately result in an overreaction, I’m afraid.

It was nice to have a projected winner before Tuesday was over, though it might not have been so nice for folks in Alaska who were still voting when the race was declared.

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