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By David M. Wagner

Electoral College: I just want to put this on the record before the election. It's just possible that, as in 2000, the popular vote and the electoral vote will reach opposite results. This could benefit either candidate.

Under our Constitution, we choose our Presidents by electoral vote. The merits of this system have been and will be debated (though I'm half-hoping the EC system twigs it in favor of the Democrat this time, so we stanch the flow of anti-EC articles into the law reviews for a while), but there's not the slightest doubt that for now, this is the rule laid down.

I don't suppose Obama voters come here very often for advice, but let me say this to McCain voters: if we win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote, Obama is elected President, and no whining about the Electoral College!!

Full post as published by Ninomania on November 01, 2008 (boomark / email).